Because the Capital of the Confederacy was in Richmond.
yes
The Federal government established Military District 1 in northern Virginia after the Civil War.
Jonathan A. Noyalas has written: 'Plagued by war' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, Military History, Social aspects, Social conditions, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 'My Will Is Absolute Law'
Instructor at the Virginia Military Academy
He was an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute.
Yes. He was an instructor at the Virginia Military Academy.
Instructor at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
James I. Robertson has written: 'Lady Of Kynachan' 'General A P Hill the Story' 'Civil War sites in Virginia' -- subject(s): Guidebooks, Historic sites, History, Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 'Civil War sites in Virginia' -- subject(s): Battlefields, Guidebooks, Historic sites, History 'Civil War! America Becomes One Nation' '\\' -- subject(s): History, Juvenile literature, United States Civil War, 1861-1865 'Soldier of Southwestern Virginia' 'Civil War Virginia' -- subject(s): History, Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 '18th Virginia infantry' -- subject(s): Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army, Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 18th, History, Regimental histories, Registers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 'The Medical & Surgical History of the Civil War Index, Set' 'General A.P. Hill' 'The Civil War's common soldier' -- subject(s): Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army, History, Pictorial works, United States, United States. Army 'MILITARY STRATEGY IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, Congresses, Military policy, Strategy
When speaking about US Civil War leaders from Virginia, a good case can be made for Robert E. Lee. He was so much loved by Southerners, his birthday was a holiday in the South after the US Civil War.
Civil Rights Campaigns
During the US Civil War, Virginia was home to many battles. In the eastern Theater, Virginia, each side had an army that dominated military operations there. For the South it was the Army of Northern Virginia, and for the North it was the Army of the Potomac.
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