So...what about our State and the civil war?
Several other officers who went on to fight for the Union or the Confederacy had before the war served at Washington Territory's Fort Vancouver. On the Union side, these included General Grant, General Philip Sheridan (1831-1888), General George B. McClellan (1826-1885) (who, before Grant's appointment, commanded the Union Army), and Brigadier General Joshua Sill (1831-1862). For the Confederates, the most noted was General George Pickett (1825-1875), who earned fame, or infamy, for the failed "Pickett's Charge" at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Civil War PathwaysThe 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is being commemorated across the United States through 2015. The Washington State Historical Society is preparing to launch a major exhibition called “Civil War Pathways,” in February 2014. We seek your help in learning more about Washington Territory during the antebellum, wartime and early Reconstruction periods. |