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August 10th, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln Meets with Samuel Pomeroy and Frederick Douglas  President Abraham Lincoln met with Senator Samuel Pomeroy, of Kansas, and with abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Lincoln’s personal secretary John Hay recorded, “[Douglass] intends to … Continue reading →

August 9th, 1962 Battle of Cedar Mountain Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson defeated Union forces under General John Pope at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia.  General Pope was near Culpeper, VA and he was headed towards Godronsville. Stonewall … Continue reading →