The Battle of Antietam,also called the Battle of Sharpsburg,particularly in the Southern United States,took place during the American Civil War on September 17,1862,between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg,Maryland,and Antietam Creek. Part of the Maryland Campaign,it was the first field army–level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It remains the bloodiest day in American history,with a tally of 22,727 dead,wounded,or missing on both sides. Although the Union Army suffered heavier casualties than the Confederates,the battle was a major turning point in the Union's favor.
Richard Joseph Durbin is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois,a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party,Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005 and as the Senate majority whip since 2021. He chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee,and led the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings.
Henry John Heinz III was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in 1991. An heir to the Heinz family fortune,Heinz entered politics in 1971 when he won a special election to replace Robert Corbett to represent Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district. In 1976,Heinz ran to replace retiring Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott. Heinz narrowly won in the Republican primary over future Senator Arlen Specter,and defeated William Green III in the general election. Heinz won re-election in 1982 and 1988 by large margins. On April 4,1991,Heinz was killed when his plane,facing mechanical problems,collided with a helicopter inspecting the plane,killing all involved in the crash.
I Corps was the designation of three different corps-sized units in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Separate formation called the I Corps served in the Army of the Ohio/Army of the Cumberland under Alexander M. McCook from September 29,1862 to November 5,1862,in the Army of the Mississippi under George W. Morgan from January 4,1863 to January 12,1863,and in the Army of the Potomac and Army of Virginia. The first two were units of very limited life;the third was one of the most distinguished and veteran corps in the entire Union Army,commanded by very distinguished officers. The term "First Corps" is also used to describe the First Veteran Corps from 1864 to 1866.
Jacob Eugene Duryée was a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War,who received the brevet grade of brigadier general of volunteers in 1867.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 includes parts of Delaware County and Montgomery County. It is currently represented by Democrat Amanda Cappelletti.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 includes parts of Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Boscola.
William "Buck" McCandless was an American military officer and politician from Pennsylvania. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Pennsylvania Reserve Division. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1867 to 1868 and as the first Secretary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania from 1875 to 1879.
The 5th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from southwestern Ohio that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War,serving in both the Eastern and Western Theaters in a series of campaigns and battles. It was noted for its holding the high ground at the center of the line at Antietam as part of Tyndale's 1st Brigade,Greene's 2nd Division of Mansfield's XII Corps.
The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry was a Union Army cavalry regiment that served in the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Shenandoah during the American Civil War. It was formed in 1861 as the Philadelphia Light Cavalry and the 70th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers by Richard H. Rush who also served as colonel from 1861 to 1862. At the request of Major General George B. McClellan,the regiment was equipped with lances which prompted the unit to be known as "Rush's Lancers." The lances proved ineffective in battle and the regiment was issued carbine rifles in 1863. The regiment served in many of the key battles in the Eastern theater of the American Civil War and were mustered out in August 1865.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon chose to retire rather than seek a third term in office. In the Democratic primary,U.S. Representative Dick Durbin emerged victorious,while state representative Al Salvi won the Republican primary. Though the election was initially anticipated to be close,Durbin ended up defeating Salvi by a comfortable double-digit margin of victory,allowing him to win what would be the first of several terms in the Senate.
William H. Blair was a Union Army captain and company commander in the 51st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment,and a colonel and commander of the 179th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. After his service,he was appointed to the grade of Brevet brigadier general in recognition of his service at the Battle of Antietam.
John Price Durbin was an American Methodist clergyman and educator who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate from 1831 to 1832 and president of Dickinson College from 1833 to 1844.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Illinois,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections and the Illinois Fair Tax. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Durbin,who had been Senate Minority Whip since 2015,won reelection to a fifth term in office,defeating Republican nominee Mark Curran.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. lost re-election to a fourth term,being defeated by Republican nominee Dave McCormick in a major upset. The primary election took place on April 23,2024. The election was considered essential for Democrats' chances to retain their majority in 2024.
The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections,the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3,2027,to January 3,2033. Senators are divided into three groups,or classes,whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020 and will be up for election in this cycle.
Richard Henry Rush was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and the Union Army during the American Civil War. He mustered and served as colonel in the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment from October 1861 to September 1862.
The 119th United States Congress will be the next two-year term of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,2025,to January 3,2027,beginning its term during the final 17 days of Joe Biden's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's second presidency.
Thomas Erskine Carson (1791-1857) was an American politician from Mercersburg,Pennsylvania,who served intermittently in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate as a Whig from 1834 to 1853. During his last year in the State Senate,Carson was elected the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Senate.
