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*[[1864]] &ndash; '''[[Civil War]]''': Fist day of the '''[[Battle of the Wilderness]]''' (May 5-6); part of Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign against the Confederate army of Northern Virginia that ultimately, after many weeks, forced General [[Robert E. Lee]]’s men back to the defenses at Richmond. This vicious engagement resulted in 26,000 casualties and marked Grant's first step toward '''[[Appomattox]]'''.
*[[1857]] &ndash; The '''[[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]''' leaves the confines of what is now the state of Washington. From here, the explorers will continue east, ending their 8,000-mile "voyage of discovery" in St. Louis, Missouri, four months later.
*[[1857]] &ndash; Company A: '''[[The Monticello Guard]]''' was formed.
*[[1864]] &ndash; '''[[Civil War]]''': Fist day of the Battle of the Wilderness which pitted Grant's army of 101,000 soldiers against Lee’s 61,000 men.
*[[1909]] &ndash; A life-size bronze statue of an unnamed Confederate soldier, nicknamed "'''[[At Ready]]'''," was dedicated on [[Court Square]] to commemorate Charlottesville's Civil War dead. The dedication, as reported by [[The Daily Progress]], "was afforded all the pomp and pageantry that the city could muster". Two bronze cannons and a tetrahedron of iron cannon-balls stood near the infantryman.

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May 5:

  • 1857 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition leaves the confines of what is now the state of Washington. From here, the explorers will continue east, ending their 8,000-mile "voyage of discovery" in St. Louis, Missouri, four months later.
  • 1857 – Company A: The Monticello Guard was formed.
  • 1864Civil War: Fist day of the Battle of the Wilderness which pitted Grant's army of 101,000 soldiers against Lee’s 61,000 men.
  • 1909 – A life-size bronze statue of an unnamed Confederate soldier, nicknamed "At Ready," was dedicated on Court Square to commemorate Charlottesville's Civil War dead. The dedication, as reported by The Daily Progress, "was afforded all the pomp and pageantry that the city could muster". Two bronze cannons and a tetrahedron of iron cannon-balls stood near the infantryman.