28 relations: American Civil War, Arlington National Cemetery, Barton S. Alexander, David E. Twiggs, Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.), George Washington Riggs, Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, James Biddle, Jefferson Davis, Jubal Early, National Historic Landmark, National monument, New Orleans, Northwest, Washington, D.C., Pascagoula, Mississippi, Philadelphia Naval Asylum, President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home, Quasi-War, Robert Anderson (Civil War), Rock Creek Cemetery, Spanish Armada, United States Armed Forces, United States Naval Academy, United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Winfield Scott, 2011 Virginia earthquake.
American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in whose the dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried, beginning with the Civil War, as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars.
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Barton S. Alexander
Barton Stone Alexander (September 4, 1819 – December 15, 1878) was a Union Army lieutenant colonel, engineer regiment commander and chief engineer for the defenses of Washington during the American Civil War.
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David E. Twiggs
David Emanuel Twiggs (February 14, 1790 – July 15, 1862), born in Georgia, was a career army officer, serving during the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, and Mexican-American War.
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Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.)
Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.
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George Washington Riggs
George Washington Riggs (July 4, 1813 – August 24, 1881) was an American businessman and banker.
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Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson.
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Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States.
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James Biddle
James Biddle (February 18, 1783 – October 1, 1848), of the Biddle family, brother of financier Nicholas Biddle and nephew of Captain Nicholas Biddle, was an American commodore.
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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
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Jubal Early
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who became a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
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National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.
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National monument
A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of national importance such as the country's founding, independence or a war.
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New Orleans
New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
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Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street.
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
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Philadelphia Naval Asylum
The Philadelphia Naval Asylum is a complex of buildings at Gray's Ferry Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home
President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument, sometimes shortened to President Lincoln's Cottage, is a national monument on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
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Quasi-War
The Quasi-War (Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800.
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Robert Anderson (Civil War)
Robert Anderson (June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871) was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War.
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Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery is an cemetery with a natural and rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE, in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
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Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada (Grande y Felicísima Armada, literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy") was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in late May 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.
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United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.
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United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (also known as USNA, Annapolis, or simply Navy) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., is located next to the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general and the unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.
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2011 Virginia earthquake
The 2011 Virginia earthquake occurred on August 23 at 1:51:04 p.m. local time in the Piedmont region of the US state of Virginia.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Retirement_Home