Word: antietam
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...constructed railroad at Burlington. Coming east again he took charge of some iron mills in Maryland, where he remained till he enlisted. As captain in the sixth Massachusetts cavalry he was ordered to Virginia, where he was given a place in General McClellan's staff. After the battle of Antietam, Colonel Lowell received the honor of carrying the captured flags to Washington. While fighting with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, he was wounded in the chest. Despite this wound he charged a village held by sharp-shooters at the head of his troop, receiving a fatal wound in the neck...
...Civil War who were honored by name with resolutions of thanks from Congress, will give an address Sunday evening, at 7.30, in the First Church, Congregational, corner or Garden and Mason streets. Gen. Howard held commands in many of the most important battles of the war, including Antietam, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga, and led Sherman's right wing in the march from Atlanta...