Category: Watts Riots

• History Daily: August 11

  CONFEDERATE GENERAL JUBAL EARLY ABANDONS WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA On August 11, 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early leaves Winchester, Virginia, as Union General Philip Sheridan nears the city. Wary of his new enemy, Early exited the area to avoid an immediate conflict. (Image: General Jubal A. Early. The Virginia Historical Society) Since June, Early and his 14,000 soldiers had been in…

  August 11, 2023

  1960s, American Civil War, American History, Babe Ruth, History Daily, Major League Baseball, Sports History, Watts Riots

  1800s, 1920s, 1960s, American Civil War, American History, Babe Ruth, General Jubal Early, History Daily, Major League Baseball, Sports History, Watts Rebellion