{"id":87532,"date":"2026-06-02T00:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=87532"},"modified":"2026-06-02T00:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:59:24","slug":"on-this-day-in-history-june-2-1862","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/on-this-day-in-history-june-2-1862\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in History: June 2, 1862"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72079 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lee90.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lee90.jpg 850w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lee90-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lee90-768x285.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/223f035a.click.kit-mail3.com\/n4uqer5odphvhx9o63kc6h64x82m0h3zq94on07orwzol8l0xd2z5vvm6e45em6mzq2379d2wr583novk5q2868egp4kq0zv0w0o0gkl4e8lw978mk5o5no6oogfggonx\/08hwh9h25noqp0fp\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9ldmVudHMvZGF0ZS8xODYy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><strong>1862<\/strong><\/a> <a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/223f035a.click.kit-mail3.com\/n4uqer5odphvhx9o63kc6h64x82m0h3zq94on07orwzol8l0xd2z5vvm6e45em6mzq2379d2wr583novk5q2868egp4kq0zv0w0o0gkl4e8lw978mk5o5no6oogfggonx\/8ghqhohovw0k70ul\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9wZW9wbGUvcm9iZXJ0LWUtbGVl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Robert E. Lee<\/a> takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the <a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/223f035a.click.kit-mail3.com\/n4uqer5odphvhx9o63kc6h64x82m0h3zq94on07orwzol8l0xd2z5vvm6e45em6mzq2379d2wr583novk5q2868egp4kq0zv0w0o0gkl4e8lw978mk5o5no6oogfggonx\/vqh3hrho7mx8qviw\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS93YXItaGlzdG9yeS9hbWVyaWNhbi1jaXZpbC13YXI=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">American Civil War<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70508 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee-Wisdom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee-Wisdom.jpg 549w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee-Wisdom-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee-Wisdom-300x372.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70499 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee333.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee333-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee333-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70367 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lee-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68317 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CoDixie.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1862 Robert E. 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