Draggingtree Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 06/20/2018 Chris Calton Because of the close proximity to Washington DC and Richmond, Virginia, much of the Civil War would take place in eastern Virginia—between the two capitals. Virginia’s favorite son, Robert E. Lee, would be offered command of the Union army only days before resigning his U.S. army commission and accepting a position in the Confederate army. The war in Virginia began with a few minor skirmishes following the Union occupation of Alexandria and Arlington https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/Historical Controversies Episode 46.mp3?file=1&type=audio https://mises.org/library/war-comes-virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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