What was the most significant event on August 20 during the U.S. Civil War?

In 1862, General Robert E. Lee advanced his Army of Northern Virginia to the banks of the Rappahannock River. On the opposite bank was Maj Gen John Pope’s Army of Virginia. Lee tried unsuccessfully to cross the river while Pope anxiously awaited the arrival of Maj Gen George B. McClellan’s men. Skirmishing between Lee’s troops and Pope’s troops broke out in various spots along the Rappahannock River between the two armies.
In 1862 in the western theater’s during Confederate Heartland Offensive the raider Morgan slaughtered union prisoners: “Colonel Heffren and his 300 men were leading civilian prisoners gathered up from Gallatin, Tennessee back to Nashville along the L&N rail line when they realized Morgan’s Raiders had cut them off by burning a trestle. Heffren decided to take an overland route, and as the line of soldiers and their prisoners got strung out during the journey, Morgan’s men starts picking off Union soldiers and rescuing prisoners. The Confederates showed no mercy, even if the Federals try to surrender. “There were so many of them,” Morgan said, “that when they threw down their arms we couldn’t shoot them all.” “Morgan also orders attacks on the new Union stockades along the way, successfully capturing them all. Forty prisoners are rescued but 20 are still in custody by the time Heffren and his remaining men reach Edgefield, where 20 men of the 50th Indiana under Captain H. N. Arkinson repulse three Confederate attacks in three hours. Exhausted, Morgan and his men return the 40 rescued civilians to their families in Gallatin and spend the night there.”
Skirmishes in 1862 at
1. Kelly's Ford, Virginia. In the early morning, Col. William H. Fitzhugh Lee led his cavalry brigade to Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock River where they encountered a small Union cavalry force and drove them away.
2. Stevensburg, Virginia. “Brig. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his Confederate force toward the village of Stevensburg. That afternoon, he encountered 5 Union regiments being commanded by Brig. Gen. Bayard. After a few charges, the Confederates forced the Federals to break ranks and head back towards the Rappahannock River. During this time, the area was filled with many smaller scattered fights. Most of the Union force managed to escape across the river but 64 were captured. The confederates suffered 3 killed and 13 wounded. “

Below are a number of journal entries from 1861, 1862 and 1863 which shed light on what life was like for soldiers and civilians – the good, the bad and the ugly.
Tuesday, August 20, 1861: Mattie White Read and Thomas Griffin Read were married in late 1860 or early 1861. Thomas G. Read was a tailor by trade in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Thomas joined the 33rd Virginia Infantry, which became part of the Stonewall Brigade, on July 11, 1861. Mattie spent the war at her parents' farm in Augusta County, Virginia. On August 20, 1861, Mattie wrote to her husband, bringing him up to date on local news from home and promising to send him clothing and supplies.
“Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Va. Aug. 20. 1861. Dear Husband, I received your dear letter yesterday and now at the top of a sheet of foolscap, commence to answer it. I am so much relieved, and trust I feel grateful to our Father in Heaven; to hear that you are well. I have for the present; cast away all my fears on that subject. I have written to you twice since the thirteenth. Wrote last Thursday by Mr. Seyrich of Monroe, who was going to Manassas to see a sick son. He took several letters, said he would put them in the office at the Junction. Wrote again, and put in G.K.s box, sent by Mr. Walker yesterday. Mr. K. told me on Friday at B. Brown's funeral, that he would find out that evening if Walker was certainly going on Monday, & would let me know Sat morning and see about it. "No, he would save me that trouble, he would send me word." Well, Griffin, he did not send me word, & I just took it for granted that Walker was not going Mon. Mr. K. had said that the box he intended sending was so large he was afraid we could not fill it. I told him no danger of that, I would fill it, if he could not. Well, he told Mr. Brown's family that they could put in some articles. But recollect, now, if I just had not, on account of the unfavourable morning, gone to Bethlehem, I would not have known any thing of it. Well, Nan & I took down the peach box of famous memory, a bag full of crackers, two loaves of bread, a box full of tomatoes. Well, the box was full when we got there; & Mrs. Killian "thought there was no room for mine;" Mr. K. told me to "take every thing out of it, & repack, he knew I could get more in than she could; so I managed to squeeze a few things in, which I hope you got. I know you would not fail to get them if G.K. got the box, but they seemed to think that probably Walker was not a very safe head to take charge of such things; were afraid he would lose it or I should have put yours in a box by itself. Well, as soon as I can hear of any reliable person going over, I shall send you a box full, I will put in as much of the articles you mentioned as I can. I was so grieved that I was disappointed in sending all I had prepared.
I hope you won't come to the conclusion that I don't do anything but write to you, as I write so often, and so much. I accomplish an amount of work besides, I assure you. Yesterday (Monday) our Bethlehem Soldiers' aid Society met, and packed a large box for the Monterey Hospital. We put in 6 quilts, 3 comforts, 12 pillows, 24 pillowcases, 13 shirts, 9 pr drawers 1 bushel crackers, 16 lbs sugar 1 1/4 lbs. tea, 1 doz spoons, 6 mugs, besides soap, herbs, candles, corn starch, rags, towels, & bread. Everything is done systematically; we have upwards of 30 names; & each one gives 25 cts per month to purchase necessary articles. Mrs. Clinton Miller is Pres. Mrs. Read Vice Pres. Nannie White Sec. & Mrs. Alexander Treas. We want to send a box of provisions to Staunton in a few days. There were 500 sick there last week. The general Hospital is there. All who are able to be moved are brought there from the North-West. They have Measles mumps fever & dysentery. We are all willing to deny ourselves any thing to afford them every relief.
You folks down there should keep a lookout for old Abe's balloons. The papers say that the old scamp started on a tour with Leowe, but had scarcely got fairly started when, he spied a "masked battery", & begged piteously to return to earth again. I hope Beauregard will contrive one that will blow up balloons, next. Did you see Prince Napoleon? Wouldn't I like to know what he came for! When ever you can do so, try & find out if Andrew & Charley Brooks are well, & mention them when you write.
It has rained here for several days; yesterday it poured down about 12 o'clock, & last night it rained very fast; I thought about the "dwellers in tents," & am afraid many of them would get a drenching.
I would have sent you more huckleberries, but they were hardly dry enough to keep well. We intend drying all the fruit we can; apples, plums, damsons & quinces; we have no peaches. I sent the coffee, just because I thought you would like to drink some that I had prepared; now if I could only have made it for you. But I expect your cooks can beat me. (Tuesday evening) Nannie and I went to the orchard today; climbed the trees to get some apples without bruising them; so as to have them ready to send to you, if we should hear of an opportunity. Mary S. has a very sore throat tonight. Mine was sore for about a week, when I had that cold, I cough a good deal yet. I did not feel at all well all last week; but am now about as well as ever. I think trouble about your being sick, made me sick: and as soon as I heard you were well, I got well too. I recieved a letter from Cous. Sally, & one from Mother yesterday; they were both in one, & Sally wrote for Mother. They had a letter from Cous. John; it was written in June, they got it last week. They got to Canada in safety; could not tell how they would be pleased, met with a kind reception by the church.
Griffin, do you remember when we came to Augusta we heard of the arrest of Ed. C. Randolph suspected of being a spy, but he was allowed to go free. He lived in Middlebrook. Well, the other day, he murdered his wife! ripped her open with a large knife. Now is not it a horrible case! I think he ought to be put up in Staunton, and let the regiment shoot at him. Well, my candle is almost out & I must stop for tonight. Wednesday morning. It is again cloudy, & a strong east wind, this morning. I hoped to see the sun, as it cleared off so prettily yesterday evening. It is so muddy we can scarcely get about. Mother said they had sent you and Mr. V. [ i.e., Private Lemuel Vawter, Company I, 33rd Virginia Infantry] a box of provisions by Capt. Sibert [i.e., Captain Marion M. Sibert, Company E (the "Irish Guard"), 33rd Virginia], did you get it? I am sorry to hear that our Irish company fared so badly on the 21st [i.e., at First Bull Run]. But their wounds are marks of honor. I see in the last "Register" that Casper Branner died at Charleston, Kanawhas of fever. He was a member of Capt. Brook's cavalry.
I am vexed yet at the way I was deceived about that box, but you need not tell any body, only cousin Lem. Mr. K. had said to me, "let us fill a large box, of course I agreed. Then when I carried my cargo down there, they had taken a smaller one & I had to bring more than half home. If I can find any one going, I will send you a box, or barrel full. Will send apples tomatoes and nice potatoes. You ought to save some of your good biscuit and eat them cold, you dont have them hot every time do you? I have knit you a famous pair of socks, for winter, and intend knitting several more.
you must send me word when you need any new ones, and if you wear the feet off the blue ones try & save the tops, put them in the bottom of your knapsack. If you have to stay in camp this winter, and I am spared to fisc for you, I will make you new flannel drawers, & color them, so they will not need washing so often. There is a flaming advertisment in the Register of the "N. Market Female Seminary," Mrs. Jessie Hainning Rupert," & don't you think after all their fuss about getting married, Rupert has not gone to war yet. I was glad to hear that Henry had got off, he is making cartrige boxes. Mother wrote that Carry talks so much about "Aunt Mattie," thought one morning that I was there, and wanted to go over to see me.
Yes, dearest, I hope you will all soon get home, but am afraid that peace will not soon o'erspread our land with the balming wings. We dont want peace at the price of our independence, & I believe the wicked leaders of Yankedom are determined that they will try to make us pay that price for it. Well, we would all rather die fighting than get peace that way, I dont want to live, if I must live under the tyrranical sway of such a degrading despotism. "Liberty or Death". I see a great many instances of female heroism, recorded in the papers. A Mrs. Grove (formerly Miss Rohr of Rockingham) of Upshaw Co, in the absence of her husband, when the Lincolnists came & tried to carry off some of her property, siezed the shovel, & broomstick (woman's weapon) & beat them so that they dropped the articles & fled. Well, I do not say it boastingly, but it is just as I feel when I reflect upon it, that if they ever cross my path and offer harm to one or mine, if I am able I'll fight them, any way I can. I am generally peaceable you know, but if I had a good chance at Lincolns minions I would try & give them some marks to carry with them. But our God is just, dearest, & I trust him with it all. He maketh even the wrath of man to praise Him, & if it is his will that we must suffer, his will be done. Farewell, my husband, and pray for Your Mattie.”
Wednesday, August 20, 1862: George Templeton Strong, of New York City, yesterday writes in his journal a new re-assessment of McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, with an astute eye for the strategic situation: “Certainly nothing can be more vicious than the present position of our forces in Virginia; our two armies, McClellan’s and Pope’s, are unable to support each other, while the enemy, though inferior in force, is concentrated between them and can make a dash at either with fair prospect of success. That campaign on the Peninsula seems to have been a great strategic blunder. An enterprising general, willing to risk somoething on prompt, vigorous offensive movements, might have carried it successfully through and taken Richmond—or he might not. But that is not McClellan’s style of work. He means to be safe, and is, therefore, obliged to be slow. His theory of an invasion is to entrench himself, advance five miles, and then spend three weeks in getting up another line of fieldworks. This would be good practice were not time so important an element.”
Today, Strong follows up with more assessment of McClellan’s campaign, scarcely able to repress the snide tone in his remarks: “McClellan has gloriously evacuated Harrison’s Landing and got safe back to where he was months ago. Magnificent strategy. Pity it has lost so many thousand men and millions of dollars. . . . McClellan stock is falling fearfully. He is held accountable for the thousands of lives expended without result in digging trenches in the Chickahominy swamp and on the James River. Unjustly perhaps. Stanton may have withheld reinforcements. But generals are judged by the results of their generalship.”
Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Robert Knox Sneden of the Army of the Potomac, offers his observations of the soldiers enjoying a swim in the York River as well as the not-battlefield where McClellan had spent a month preparing a siege the previous April, only to have the Rebels withdraw the night before he opens fire: “Whole regiments of soldiers were in swimming, as well as numberless horses and mules. We had marched over dustry roads for many miles and everyone went for the luxury of a swim who could get off duty. No Rebels were here now to interfere, and the air resounded with laughter, yells of delight, in stead of Rebel yells. . . . Our old lines of entrenchments were plainly visible, but now all going to ruin. I saw with regret what an immense amount of labor and muscle had been thrown away in their useless construction by McClellan, when any one army corps could have broken the Rebel lines . . . and bagged the whole Rebel army in Yorktown.”
Wednesday, August 20, 1862: George Michael Neese, Confederate artilleryman in Chew’s Battery, now attached to Stuart’s cavalry, recounts in his journal the encounter the Confederates have near the Rappahannock, when some captured Yankees tell their captors that Federal cavalry were posted just beyond sight, and were preparing to charge Stuart’s men: “However, on the strength of the report, General Stuart formed a line of battle in a beautiful level grassy field and splendid fighting ground for cavalry. Captain Pelham’s battery was in position on the right of the line.
There were about three thousand horsemen drawn up in line, all with drawn sabers, ready to receive a charge or make one. A glance over the field and along the battle line was at once grand, magnificent, and inspiring. Three thousand burnished sabers glittered in the sunlight, ready to be wielded by determined men whose steady and silent gaze to the front, where the enemy was supposed to lurk, pre-signified that every man was spellbound, fascinated, and inspired by the splendor of the sheen and the grandeur of the warlike martial array that was as gorgeous as a dress parade. Yet every man was ready and expecting to receive the shock of battle. We remained in battle line about two hours, waiting for the Yankee charge they did not make; and now I am confident that the Yankee prisoners wilfully lied to-day when they said that their cavalry was preparing to charge General Stuart’s in that particular locality, because the Yankee cavalry is not so awfully chargy when they find something a little dangerous to charge.”
Thursday, August 20, 1863: The Diary of John B. Jones. From his desk at the Confederate War Department in Richmond, Virginia, John B. Jones surveyed the state of the war from the Confederate point of view: Bragg's inability to stop Rosecrans, the siege of CHarleston, South Carolina, speculation in cotton in Mobile, Alabama, and the consequences of the surrender of Vicksburg. “August 20th.—A few weeks ago Gen. Cooper wrote to Bragg, suggesting that he advance into Middle Tennessee, reinforced by Gen. Johnston, and attack Rosecrans; Gen. Bragg replied (8th inst.) that with all the reinforcements he could get from Johnston, he would not have more than 40,000 effective men, while Rosecrans has 60,000, and will be reinforced by Burnside with 30,000 more—making 90,000 against 40,000—and as a true patriot he was opposed to throwing away our armies in enterprises sure to terminate disastrously. He said, moreover, that the enemy could starve him out, if he were to advance to the place designated, and thus destroy his army without a battle. Gen. Cooper sent this response to the President, asking if Bragg should not be ordered to fight under such circumstances. But the President paused, in following the guidance of this Northern man at the head of all our Southern generals—and to-day sent back the paper indorsed that “only a suggestion could be given to a commanding general to fight a battle; but to order him to fight when he predicted a failure in advance, would be unwise.”
A paper from Beauregard intimates that even if batteries Wagner and Gregg should be taken by the enemy, he has constructed another which will render that part of Morris Island untenable. But he relied upon holding Sumter; and there is a vague rumor to-day that Sumter must surrender—if indeed it has not already been reduced.
Hon Wm. Porcher Miles writes another most urgent letter, demanding reinforcements of seasoned troops. He says Charleston was stripped of troops against the remonstrances of Beauregard to send to Mississippi—to no avail—which invited this attack; and now he asks that Jenkins’s brigade of South Carolinians be sent to the defense; that South Carolinians are fighting in Virginia, but are not permitted to defend their native soil in the hour of extremity; and that if the enemy, with overwhelming numbers, should take James’s Island, they would, from thence, be able to destroy the city. We are looking with anxiety for further news from Charleston.
Gen. Maury writes from Mobile that he has seized, in the hands of Steever (who is he?), receipts for 4000 bales of cotton—orders for 150 bonds, each £225 sterling, and two bags of coin, $10,000. The President indorses on the paper that the money had better be turned over to the Secretary of the Treasury. What is all this?
The Secretary sent a paper to the President relating to some novel action performed or proposed, asking his “instructions.” The President returned it to-day indorsed, “The Secretary’s advice invited.” How in the mischief can such non-committalists ever arrive at a conclusion?
Hon. E. S. Dargan writes that if Pemberton be restored to command (as he understands this to be the government’s purpose), our cause is ruined beyond redemption. I say so too. When he made up his mind to surrender, it is unpardonable that he did not destroy the 50,000 stand of arms before he made any overture. I shall never forgive him!
The signal officers report that three large ocean steamers passed down the Potomac day before yesterday, having on board 1000 men each; and that many large steamers are constantly going up—perhaps for more.
Brig.-Gen. Roger A. Pryor, after dancing attendance in the ante-rooms for six months, waiting assignment to a command, has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted. He says he can at least serve in the ranks as a private. The government don’t like aspiring political generals. Yet Pryor was first a colonel, and member of Congress—resigned his seat—resigned his brigadier-generalship, and is now a private.
Our cause is dim in Europe, if it be true, as the Northern papers report, that the Confederate loan has sunken from par to 35 per cent. discount since the fall of Vicksburg.”

Pictures: 1864-08-20 Minty's Charge at Lovejoy's Station; 1863-08 Attack on the New Ironsides by Conrad Wise Chapman - Torpedo Boat David at Charleston Dock; 1862-08-20 Fort Ridgely -Attack on the Barracks; 1863-08 USS New Ironsides by Gutekunst

A. Tuesday, August 20, 1861: At Lookout Station, Missouri a small Confederate force spotted a train travelling to Lookout Station. Just before the train arrived there, they attacked the train. All valuables, money, or anything of importance was taken from the train's passengers. The Confederates quickly left the area afterwards.
B. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Battle of Fort Ridgely, Minnesota - After maneuvering into ravines and ditches around Fort Ridgely, Little Crow’s 400 Dakota warriors fire several volleys with their guns and charge the fort, laying down a hot fire. They capture the northeast corner of the complex, including several buildings, but two howitzers of cannister drive the warriors back. Many warriors go on to renew the attack on New Ulm and to raid the white settlers rather than face the white soldiers. This night, another 400 warriors from nearby tribes arrive.
C. Thursday, August 20, 1863: The Confederates' unsuccessful attempt to destroy the US steamer, the USS New Ironsides, off Charleston Harbor, SC, with a torpedo ship, as the Federals continue to bombard Fort Sumter for the 4th straight day.
D. Saturday, August 20, 1864: At Deep Bottom Run after eight days of hard fighting, threatening positions will be maintained for a few more days, but Lt Gen U.S. Grant’s plan to make General Robert E. Lee move more forces and leave an opening to attack Petersburg has failed. About all it did accomplish was to keep Lee from reinforcing General Jubal Early with more cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley. There is not a victory on either side, but Union casualties are approximately 2,900 men, some due to heat stroke. The Confederate casualties are 1,500.



1. Tuesday, August 20, 1861: Loyalist at the Wheeling Convention approved the separation which consisted of most of the northwestern counties of Virginia, which decided to secede from Virginia after Virginia joined the Confederate States of America. The name of "Kanawha," based on the Kanawha River, was proposed by the convention as the name for the new state. The Memphis Daily Appeal writes, “Summary: Discussion of the new city ordinance requiring each illegal house of ill-fame to hire a policeman at its own expense, or be closed.”
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2. Tuesday, August 20, 1861: The pro-Union Second Wheeling Convention calls for the creation of the state of Kanawha.
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3. Tuesday, August 20, 1861: Hero of Fort Sumter, Robert Anderson, is promoted to Brigadier General while military theoretician Henry Halleck is appointed Major General.
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4. Aug. 14-20, 1861: The "stone fleet"--a collection of old ships beyond useful life, loaded with many tons of rock rubble, readies to sail south. The intention of these ships is that they be sunk in the mouth of Charleston Harbor to block ships from getting in or out.
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5. Tuesday, August 20, 1861: Mattie White Read and Thomas Griffin Read were married in late 1860 or early 1861. Thomas G. Read was a tailor by trade in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Thomas joined the 33rd Virginia Infantry, which became part of the Stonewall Brigade, on July 11, 1861. Mattie spent the war at her parents' farm in Augusta County, Virginia. On August 20, 1861, Mattie wrote to her husband, bringing him up to date on local news from home and promising to send him clothing and supplies.
“Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Va. Aug. 20. 1861. Dear Husband, I received your dear letter yesterday and now at the top of a sheet of foolscap, commence to answer it. I am so much relieved, and trust I feel grateful to our Father in Heaven; to hear that you are well. I have for the present; cast away all my fears on that subject. I have written to you twice since the thirteenth. Wrote last Thursday by Mr. Seyrich of Monroe, who was going to Manassas to see a sick son. He took several letters, said he would put them in the office at the Junction. Wrote again, and put in G.K.s box, sent by Mr. Walker yesterday. Mr. K. told me on Friday at B. Brown's funeral, that he would find out that evening if Walker was certainly going on Monday, & would let me know Sat morning and see about it. "No, he would save me that trouble, he would send me word." Well, Griffin, he did not send me word, & I just took it for granted that Walker was not going Mon. Mr. K. had said that the box he intended sending was so large he was afraid we could not fill it. I told him no danger of that, I would fill it, if he could not. Well, he told Mr. Brown's family that they could put in some articles. But recollect, now, if I just had not, on account of the unfavourable morning, gone to Bethlehem, I would not have known any thing of it. Well, Nan & I took down the peach box of famous memory, a bag full of crackers, two loaves of bread, a box full of tomatoes. Well, the box was full when we got there; & Mrs. Killian "thought there was no room for mine;" Mr. K. told me to "take every thing out of it, & repack, he knew I could get more in than she could; so I managed to squeeze a few things in, which I hope you got. I know you would not fail to get them if G.K. got the box, but they seemed to think that probably Walker was not a very safe head to take charge of such things; were afraid he would lose it or I should have put yours in a box by itself. Well, as soon as I can hear of any reliable person going over, I shall send you a box full, I will put in as much of the articles you mentioned as I can. I was so grieved that I was disappointed in sending all I had prepared.
I hope you won't come to the conclusion that I don't do anything but write to you, as I write so often, and so much. I accomplish an amount of work besides, I assure you. Yesterday (Monday) our Bethlehem Soldiers' aid Society met, and packed a large box for the Monterey Hospital. We put in 6 quilts, 3 comforts, 12 pillows, 24 pillowcases, 13 shirts, 9 pr drawers 1 bushel crackers, 16 lbs sugar 1 1/4 lbs. tea, 1 doz spoons, 6 mugs, besides soap, herbs, candles, corn starch, rags, towels, & bread. Everything is done systematically; we have upwards of 30 names; & each one gives 25 cts per month to purchase necessary articles. Mrs. Clinton Miller is Pres. Mrs. Read Vice Pres. Nannie White Sec. & Mrs. Alexander Treas. We want to send a box of provisions to Staunton in a few days. There were 500 sick there last week. The general Hospital is there. All who are able to be moved are brought there from the North-West. They have Measles mumps fever & dysentery. We are all willing to deny ourselves any thing to afford them every relief.
You folks down there should keep a lookout for old Abe's balloons. The papers say that the old scamp started on a tour with Leowe, but had scarcely got fairly started when, he spied a "masked battery", & begged piteously to return to earth again. I hope Beauregard will contrive one that will blow up balloons, next. Did you see Prince Napoleon? Wouldn't I like to know what he came for! When ever you can do so, try & find out if Andrew & Charley Brooks are well, & mention them when you write.
It has rained here for several days; yesterday it poured down about 12 o'clock, & last night it rained very fast; I thought about the "dwellers in tents," & am afraid many of them would get a drenching.
I would have sent you more huckleberries, but they were hardly dry enough to keep well. We intend drying all the fruit we can; apples, plums, damsons & quinces; we have no peaches. I sent the coffee, just because I thought you would like to drink some that I had prepared; now if I could only have made it for you. But I expect your cooks can beat me. (Tuesday evening) Nannie and I went to the orchard today; climbed the trees to get some apples without bruising them; so as to have them ready to send to you, if we should hear of an opportunity. Mary S. has a very sore throat tonight. Mine was sore for about a week, when I had that cold, I cough a good deal yet. I did not feel at all well all last week; but am now about as well as ever. I think trouble about your being sick, made me sick: and as soon as I heard you were well, I got well too. I recieved a letter from Cous. Sally, & one from Mother yesterday; they were both in one, & Sally wrote for Mother. They had a letter from Cous. John; it was written in June, they got it last week. They got to Canada in safety; could not tell how they would be pleased, met with a kind reception by the church.
Griffin, do you remember when we came to Augusta we heard of the arrest of Ed. C. Randolph suspected of being a spy, but he was allowed to go free. He lived in Middlebrook. Well, the other day, he murdered his wife! ripped her open with a large knife. Now is not it a horrible case! I think he ought to be put up in Staunton, and let the regiment shoot at him. Well, my candle is almost out & I must stop for tonight. Wednesday morning. It is again cloudy, & a strong east wind, this morning. I hoped to see the sun, as it cleared off so prettily yesterday evening. It is so muddy we can scarcely get about. Mother said they had sent you and Mr. V. [ i.e., Private Lemuel Vawter, Company I, 33rd Virginia Infantry] a box of provisions by Capt. Sibert [i.e., Captain Marion M. Sibert, Company E (the "Irish Guard"), 33rd Virginia], did you get it? I am sorry to hear that our Irish company fared so badly on the 21st [i.e., at First Bull Run]. But their wounds are marks of honor. I see in the last "Register" that Casper Branner died at Charleston, Kanawhas of fever. He was a member of Capt. Brook's cavalry.
I am vexed yet at the way I was deceived about that box, but you need not tell any body, only cousin Lem. Mr. K. had said to me, "let us fill a large box, of course I agreed. Then when I carried my cargo down there, they had taken a smaller one & I had to bring more than half home. If I can find any one going, I will send you a box, or barrel full. Will send apples tomatoes and nice potatoes. You ought to save some of your good biscuit and eat them cold, you dont have them hot every time do you? I have knit you a famous pair of socks, for winter, and intend knitting several more.
you must send me word when you need any new ones, and if you wear the feet off the blue ones try & save the tops, put them in the bottom of your knapsack. If you have to stay in camp this winter, and I am spared to fisc for you, I will make you new flannel drawers, & color them, so they will not need washing so often. There is a flaming advertisment in the Register of the "N. Market Female Seminary," Mrs. Jessie Hainning Rupert," & don't you think after all their fuss about getting married, Rupert has not gone to war yet. I was glad to hear that Henry had got off, he is making cartrige boxes. Mother wrote that Carry talks so much about "Aunt Mattie," thought one morning that I was there, and wanted to go over to see me.
Yes, dearest, I hope you will all soon get home, but am afraid that peace will not soon o'erspread our land with the balming wings. We dont want peace at the price of our independence, & I believe the wicked leaders of Yankedom are determined that they will try to make us pay that price for it. Well, we would all rather die fighting than get peace that way, I dont want to live, if I must live under the tyrranical sway of such a degrading despotism. "Liberty or Death". I see a great many instances of female heroism, recorded in the papers. A Mrs. Grove (formerly Miss Rohr of Rockingham) of Upshaw Co, in the absence of her husband, when the Lincolnists came & tried to carry off some of her property, siezed the shovel, & broomstick (woman's weapon) & beat them so that they dropped the articles & fled. Well, I do not say it boastingly, but it is just as I feel when I reflect upon it, that if they ever cross my path and offer harm to one or mine, if I am able I'll fight them, any way I can. I am generally peaceable you know, but if I had a good chance at Lincolns minions I would try & give them some marks to carry with them. But our God is just, dearest, & I trust him with it all. He maketh even the wrath of man to praise Him, & if it is his will that we must suffer, his will be done. Farewell, my husband, and pray for Your Mattie.”
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6. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley publishes a passionate editorial calling on President Abraham Lincoln to declare emancipation for all slaves in Union-held territory.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/department-b/part-seventy-one
7. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Emancipation: President Lincoln discusses colonizing Negroes on Chiriqui land tract with M. T. Goswell of Baltimore, agent for Chiriqui Real Estate Company. https://bjdeming.com/2012/10/03/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-20-26-1862/
8. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: General Lee (CSA) advanced his Army of Northern Virginia to the banks of the River Rappahannock. On the opposite bank was Pope’s Army of Virginia (US). Lee tried unsuccessfully to cross the river while Pope anxiously awaited the arrival of McClellan’s men.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/department-b/part-seventy-one
9. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Skirmishing between Lee’s troops and Pope’s troops breaks out in various spots along the Rappahannock River, which now is between the two armies.
http://civilwarsesquicentdaily-wolfshield.blogspot.com/search?q=August+20%2C+1862
10. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: George Templeton Strong, of New York City, yesterday writes in his journal a new re-assessment of McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, with an astute eye for the strategic situation: “Certainly nothing can be more vicious than the present position of our forces in Virginia; our two armies, McClellan’s and Pope’s, are unable to support each other, while the enemy, though inferior in force, is concentrated between them and can make a dash at either with fair prospect of success. That campaign on the Peninsula seems to have been a great strategic blunder. An enterprising general, willing to risk somoething on prompt, vigorous offensive movements, might have carried it successfully through and taken Richmond—or he might not. But that is not McClellan’s style of work. He means to be safe, and is, therefore, obliged to be slow. His theory of an invasion is to entrench himself, advance five miles, and then spend three weeks in getting up another line of fieldworks. This would be good practice were not time so important an element.”
Today, Strong follows up with more assessment of McClellan’s campaign, scarcely able to repress the snide tone in his remarks: “McClellan has gloriously evacuated Harrison’s Landing and got safe back to where he was months ago. Magnificent strategy. Pity it has lost so many thousand men and millions of dollars. . . . McClellan stock is falling fearfully. He is held accountable for the thousands of lives expended without result in digging trenches in the Chickahominy swamp and on the James River. Unjustly perhaps. Stanton may have withheld reinforcements. But generals are judged by the results of their generalship.”
http://civilwarsesquicentdaily-wolfshield.blogspot.com/search?q=August+20%2C+1862　
11. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Robert Knox Sneden of the Army of the Potomac, offers his observations of the soldiers enjoying a swim in the York River as well as the not-battlefield where McClellan had spent a month preparing a siege the previous April, only to have the Rebels withdraw the night before he opens fire: “Whole regiments of soldiers were in swimming, as well as numberless horses and mules. We had marched over dustry roads for many miles and everyone went for the luxury of a swim who could get off duty. No Rebels were here now to interfere, and the air resounded with laughter, yells of delight, in stead of Rebel yells. . . . Our old lines of entrenchments were plainly visible, but now all going to ruin. I saw with regret what an immense amount of labor and muscle had been thrown away in their useless construction by McClellan, when any one army corps could have broken the Rebel lines . . . and bagged the whole Rebel army in Yorktown.”
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12. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: George Michael Neese, Confederate artilleryman in Chew’s Battery, now attached to Stuart’s cavalry, recounts in his journal the encounter the Confederates have near the Rappahannock, when some captured Yankees tell their captors that Federal cavalry were posted just beyond sight, and were preparing to charge Stuart’s men: “However, on the strength of the report, General Stuart formed a line of battle in a beautiful level grassy field and splendid fighting ground for cavalry. Captain Pelham’s battery was in position on the right of the line.
There were about three thousand horsemen drawn up in line, all with drawn sabers, ready to receive a charge or make one. A glance over the field and along the battle line was at once grand, magnificent, and inspiring. Three thousand burnished sabers glittered in the sunlight, ready to be wielded by determined men whose steady and silent gaze to the front, where the enemy was supposed to lurk, pre-signified that every man was spellbound, fascinated, and inspired by the splendor of the sheen and the grandeur of the warlike martial array that was as gorgeous as a dress parade. Yet every man was ready and expecting to receive the shock of battle. We remained in battle line about two hours, waiting for the Yankee charge they did not make; and now I am confident that the Yankee prisoners wilfully lied to-day when they said that their cavalry was preparing to charge General Stuart’s in that particular locality, because the Yankee cavalry is not so awfully chargy when they find something a little dangerous to charge.”
http://civilwarsesquicentdaily-wolfshield.blogspot.com/search?q=August+20%2C+1862
13. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Kelly's Ford, Virginia - On August 20, in the early morning, Col. William H. Fitzhugh Lee led his brigade to Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock River. They encountered a small Union cavalry force and managed to drive them away.
http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/1862s.html
14. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Stevensburg, Virginia - On August 20, Brig. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his Confederate force toward the village of Stevensburg. That afternoon, he encountered 5 Union regiments being commanded by Brig. Gen. ?? Bayard. After a few charges, the Confederates forced the Federals to break ranks and head back towards the Rappahannock River. During this time, the area was filled with many smaller scattered fights. Most of the Union force managed to escape across the river but 64 were captured. The confederates suffered 3 killed and 13 wounded.
http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/1862s.html
15. Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Confederate Heartland Offensive: US Colonel Heffren and 300 men are leading civilian prisoners gathered up in Gallatin, Tennessee, back to Nashville along the L&N rail line when they realize Morgan’s Raiders have cut them off by burning a trestle. Heffren takes an overland route, and as the line of soldiers and their prisoners gets strung out during the journey, Morgan starts picking off Union soldiers and rescuing prisoners. The Confederates show no mercy, even if the Federals try to surrender. “There were so many of them,” Morgan said, “that when they threw down their arms we couldn’t shoot them all.” Morgan also orders attacks on the new Union stockades along the way, successfully capturing them all. Forty prisoners are rescued but 20 are still in custody by the time Heffren and his remaining men reach Edgefield, where 20 men of the 50th Indiana under Captain H. N. Arkinson repulse three Confederate attacks in three hours. Exhausted, Morgan and his men return the 40 rescued civilians to their families in Gallatin and spend the night there.
https://bjdeming.com/2012/10/03/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-20-26-1862/
16. Thursday, August 20, 1863: Col. Kit Carson, (US) begins a four-month campaign against the Navajo Indians in the New Mexico Territory.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/department-c/week-123
17. Thursday, August 20, 1863: Quantrill’s raid: At around 5 p.m., the raiders cross the Kansas state line “within plain view of a camp of a small detachment of Union soldiers, but as the guerrillas outnumbered the troops five to one Capt. Pike, in command of the camp, offered no resistance, contenting himself with sending word of the movement to Kansas City. About 11 o’clock that night they passed Gardiner, where they burned a house or two and killed a man.”
https://bjdeming.com/2013/08/19/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-19-25-1863/
18. Thursday, August 20, 1863: In Kansas, guerilla leader Captain William C. Quantrill and 450 pro-Confederate partisan rangers ride to the outskirts of Lawrence, Kansas, the most anti-slavery and Unionist town in the state.
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19. Thursday, August 20, 1863: East Tennessee operations: CS General Bragg, in Chattanooga, learns that US General Rosecrans and his army have reached the Tennessee River at Bridgeport (30-40 miles away) and tells CS General Simon Buckner in Knoxville to come to Chattanooga’s aid.
https://bjdeming.com/2013/08/19/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-19-25-1863/
20. Thursday, August 20, 1863: Buckner, facing US General Burnside’s XXII Corps advancing on Knoxville through the mountains towards Tennessee in two lines, had earlier actually asked Bragg for assistance, but Chattanooga’s rail junction is considered more important. Bragg tells him to fall back to the Hiwassee River.
https://bjdeming.com/2013/08/19/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-19-25-1863/
21. Thursday, August 20, 1863: The Diary of John B. Jones. From his desk at the Confederate War Department in Richmond, Virginia, John B. Jones surveyed the state of the war from the Confederate point of view: Bragg's inability to stop Rosecrans, the siege of CHarleston, South Carolina, speculation in cotton in Mobile, Alabama, and the consequences of the surrender of Vicksburg. “August 20th.—A few weeks ago Gen. Cooper wrote to Bragg, suggesting that he advance into Middle Tennessee, reinforced by Gen. Johnston, and attack Rosecrans; Gen. Bragg replied (8th inst.) that with all the reinforcements he could get from Johnston, he would not have more than 40,000 effective men, while Rosecrans has 60,000, and will be reinforced by Burnside with 30,000 more—making 90,000 against 40,000—and as a true patriot he was opposed to throwing away our armies in enterprises sure to terminate disastrously. He said, moreover, that the enemy could starve him out, if he were to advance to the place designated, and thus destroy his army without a battle. Gen. Cooper sent this response to the President, asking if Bragg should not be ordered to fight under such circumstances. But the President paused, in following the guidance of this Northern man at the head of all our Southern generals—and to-day sent back the paper indorsed that “only a suggestion could be given to a commanding general to fight a battle; but to order him to fight when he predicted a failure in advance, would be unwise.”
A paper from Beauregard intimates that even if batteries Wagner and Gregg should be taken by the enemy, he has constructed another which will render that part of Morris Island untenable. But he relied upon holding Sumter; and there is a vague rumor to-day that Sumter must surrender—if indeed it has not already been reduced.
Hon Wm. Porcher Miles writes another most urgent letter, demanding reinforcements of seasoned troops. He says Charleston was stripped of troops against the remonstrances of Beauregard to send to Mississippi—to no avail—which invited this attack; and now he asks that Jenkins’s brigade of South Carolinians be sent to the defense; that South Carolinians are fighting in Virginia, but are not permitted to defend their native soil in the hour of extremity; and that if the enemy, with overwhelming numbers, should take James’s Island, they would, from thence, be able to destroy the city. We are looking with anxiety for further news from Charleston.
Gen. Maury writes from Mobile that he has seized, in the hands of Steever (who is he?), receipts for 4000 bales of cotton—orders for 150 bonds, each £225 sterling, and two bags of coin, $10,000. The President indorses on the paper that the money had better be turned over to the Secretary of the Treasury. What is all this?
The Secretary sent a paper to the President relating to some novel action performed or proposed, asking his “instructions.” The President returned it to-day indorsed, “The Secretary’s advice invited.” How in the mischief can such non-committalists ever arrive at a conclusion?
Hon. E. S. Dargan writes that if Pemberton be restored to command (as he understands this to be the government’s purpose), our cause is ruined beyond redemption. I say so too. When he made up his mind to surrender, it is unpardonable that he did not destroy the 50,000 stand of arms before he made any overture. I shall never forgive him!
The signal officers report that three large ocean steamers passed down the Potomac day before yesterday, having on board 1000 men each; and that many large steamers are constantly going up—perhaps for more.
Brig.-Gen. Roger A. Pryor, after dancing attendance in the ante-rooms for six months, waiting assignment to a command, has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted. He says he can at least serve in the ranks as a private. The government don’t like aspiring political generals. Yet Pryor was first a colonel, and member of Congress—resigned his seat—resigned his brigadier-generalship, and is now a private.
Our cause is dim in Europe, if it be true, as the Northern papers report, that the Confederate loan has sunken from par to 35 per cent. discount since the fall of Vicksburg.”
http://www.civilwar-online.com/search?q=August+20%2C+1863
22. Saturday, August 20, 1864: "Homicide in a house of ill fame" Wartime Richmond was filled with gambling "hells" and "houses of ill fame" during the American Civil War, and the August 20, 1864 edition of Richmond's Daily Dispatch carried the story of an incident in one of those establishments. “Yesterday afternoon about four o'clock Benjamin Delarus was accidentally shot and killed by a companion named Joseph Johnson, in a house of ill fame kept by Catherine Blankinship of Twenty-first, between Main and Cary streets. The evidence at the inquest, given by Mary Vanderlip, Eliza Logan, and other inmates, showed that the two men entered the house very good friends and sent out for some whiskey.--They had not been in there more than ten minutes before a pistol was discharged, and immediately thereafter they heard Johnson remark, "Oh, Ben, I have shot you, I did not mean to do it" ! Delarus replied, "Yes, Joe, you have; and I fear I am gone." When they got in the room where the scene occurred Johnson was leaning against the bed, with Delarus in his arms. In a few minutes a physician was sent for, who, as soon as he saw the wound, announced it fatal, and that it was impossible to do anything for him. In about half an hour after the shooting Delarus died.
The weapon used was an exceedingly small-sized revolving pistol, with a barrel about two and a half inches long and probably a half inch in --The ball entered the lower part of the abdomen.-- Delarus and Johnson hail from New York and deserted from the Yankee army a few months since.--The deceased then entered the Confederate army, but was not in the service long be deserted. Only the day before he was arrested for absence from his company; but by some means, succeeded in making his escape from his place of confinement. Johnson was in the habit of going to Mrs. Blankinship's house, but none of the inmates had ever seen the deceased before the evening proceeding the accident.
Information of the shooting being lodged at the lower station-house, officers Granger and Crone forthwith started in search of the man who committed the deed, each taking different directions.--Their informant stated that both the deceased and Johnson had just been closely shaved, and soon after Granger left the cage, be espied two men walking hurriedly along Main street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth, one of whom had the appearance of a man who had just come from the barber's, which attracted his attention, and calling the other aside, he inquired who it was walking beside him. It turned out to be the very person he was in pursuit of. Johnson readily gave himself up, and stated to the officer that he was then looking for a physician to send to Delarus, whom he had just shot unintentionally. He stated that he had his pistol out, exhibiting it to the deceased, and undertook to show him now to cock it, when the hammer fell and exploded the cap.
The verdict of the jury of inquest was that Delarus came to his death from a wound inflicted by a pistol shot by Joseph Johnson, and that from the testimony before them they believed it was accidental.
The matter will be further investigated before the Mayor this morning.”
http://www.civilwar-online.com/search?q=August+20%2C+1864
23. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Confederate naval operations: “The USS Pontoosuc sailed into Halifax, Nova Scotia today confident that they would find and capture the CSS Tallahassee. This Confederate commerce raider had been threatening shipping on the vital New York-London routes in the North Atlantic. To the chagrin of the Northerners they discovered they had missed their prey by a mere seven hours, as she had sailed the night before. Lt. Commander Stevens, commanding Pontoosuc, went ashore to consult the US consulate. The consul reported that they were under the impression that Tallahassee was headed for the Gulf of St. Lawrence, so Stevens headed in that direction. In fact the raider, short of fuel, was headed home to Wilmington, N.C. She captured one more prize, the brig Roan.”
https://bjdeming.com/2014/08/17/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-18-24-1864/
24. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Mississippi operations: Forrest reaches Hernando, only 25 miles from Memphis. After resting briefly, he moves out again.
https://bjdeming.com/2014/08/17/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-18-24-1864/
25. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Confederate victory at Battle of Lovejoy's Station. While Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler was absent raiding Union supply lines from North Georgia to East Tennessee, Maj. Gen. William Sherman, unconcerned, sent Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick cavalry to raid Rebel supply lines. On the 20th, they reached Lovejoy’s Station and began their destruction. Rebel infantry (Cleburne’s Division) appeared and the raiders were forced to fight into the night, finally fleeing to prevent encirclement. Although Kilpatrick had destroyed supplies and track at Lovejoy’s Station, the railroad line was back in operation in two days.
Background: Leaving on August 18, Kilpatrick hit the Atlanta & West Point Railroad that evening, tearing up a small area of tracks. Next, Kilpatrick headed for Lovejoy’s Station on the Macon & Western Railroad. In transit, on the 19th, Kilpatrick’s men hit the Jonesborough supply depot on the Macon & Western Railroad, burning great amounts of supplies.
26. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Lovejoy's Station in Clayton County, Georgia - While Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler was absent raiding Union supply lines from north Georgia to east Tennessee, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, unconcerned, sent Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick to raid Confederate supply lines.
Leaving on August 18, Kilpatrick hit the Atlanta & West Point Railroad that evening, tearing up a small area of tracks. Next, Kilpatrick headed for Lovejoy's Station on the Macon & Western Railroad. In transit, on the 19th, Kilpatrick's men hit the Jonesborough supply depot on the Macon & Western Railroad, burning great amounts of supplies.
On the 20th, they reached Lovejoy's Station and began their destruction. Confederate infantry (Cleburne's Division) appeared and the raiders were forced to fight into the night, finally fleeing to prevent encirclement.
Although Kilpatrick had destroyed supplies and track at Lovejoy's Station, the railroad line was back in operation in 2 days. This was part of Atlanta Campaign
http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/1864s.html
27. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Georgia operations, Siege of Atlanta: Lovejoy’s Station.
https://bjdeming.com/2014/08/17/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-18-24-1864/
28. Saturday, August 20, 1864: CSS Tallahassee captures the USS brig Roan and burns her, then sets course for Wilmington, North Carolina.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/1864/week-175
29. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Eighty guerrilla Rebels of Col Biffle (CSA) attack Union scouts at Clifton, Tennessee. Even though the Federals are outnumbered three to one, they kill nine and scatter the rest, having lost only two Union soldiers. Now in Tennessee, General Joseph Wheeler (CSA) raids Sherman’s lines of communication and destroys bridges and railroad tracks near Knoxville, McMinnville, and Franklin. Skirmishes with Federals at Pine Bluff and Rogersville.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/1864/week-175
30. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Virginia operations, Siege of Petersburg: General Grant orders General Hancock to cease probes of Confederate positions.
https://bjdeming.com/2014/08/17/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-18-24-1864/
31. Saturday, August 20, 1864: Virginia operations, Siege of Petersburg: Globe Tavern/Second Battle of Weldon Railroad. Heavy rain pauses the battle.
https://bjdeming.com/2014/08/17/the-american-civil-war-150th-anniversary-august-18-24-1864/

A Tuesday, August 20, 1861: Lookout Station, Missouri - On August 20, a small Confederate force spotted a train travelling to Lookout Station. Just before the train arrived there, they attacked the train. All valuables, money, or anything of importance was taken from the train's passengers. The Confederates quickly left the area afterwards.
http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/1861s.html
B Wednesday, August 20, 1862: Battle of Fort Ridgely, Minnesota - After maneuvering into ravines and ditches around Fort Ridgely, Little Crow’s 400 Dakota warriors fire several volleys with their guns and charge the fort, laying down a hot fire. They capture the northeast corner of the complex, including several buildings, but two howitzers of cannister drive the warriors back. Many warriors go on to renew the attack on New Ulm and to raid the white settlers rather than face the white soldiers. This night, another 400 warriors from nearby tribes arrive.
http://civilwarsesquicentdaily-wolfshield.blogspot.com/search?q=August+20%2C+1862
C Thursday, August 20, 1863: The Confederates' unsuccessful attempt to destroy the US steamer, the USS New Ironsides, off Charleston Harbor, SC, with a torpedo ship, as the Federals continue to bombard Fort Sumter for the 4th straight day.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/department-c/week-123
D Saturday, August 20, 1864: At Deep Bottom Run after eight days of hard fighting, threatening positions will be maintained for a few more days, but General Grant’s plan to make General Lee (CSA) move more forces and leave an opening to attack Petersburg has failed. About all it did accomplish was to keep Lee from reinforcing General Early (CSA) with more cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley. There is not a victory on either side, but Union casualties are approximately 2,900 men, some due to heat stroke. The Confederate casualties are 1,500.
https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/departments/1864/week-175
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