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Newburgh Captured

Newburgh, Indiana
· July 18, 1862
Military
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Newburgh was the first town north of the Mason-Dixon Line to be captured by Confederate forces during the War Between the States. Brig. Gen. Adam R. Johnson and a guerrilla band crossed the Ohio River and confiscated supplies and ammunition without a shot being fired.
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