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On January 14, 1863, Congressman Clement Vallandigham of Ohio gave a speech to the House of Representatives, which was highly critical of President» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 16, 1863, Walt Whitman wrote a pained letter to his brother, Thomas Jefferson Whitman, in which he bemoaned the Union’s recent defeat at» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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With the rapid flow of information—the American Civil War became a global event. On January 17, 1863, the Illustrated London News carried an article that» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 17, 1863, Assistant Adjutant-General J.B. Eustis wrote an urgent letter, instructing his subordinates to petition the Confederate government to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 20, 1863, General Ambrose Burnside, commander of the Union’s Army of the Potomac, tried to march on Richmond. In part, Burnside was seeking to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 21, 1863, a Confederate naval squadron led by Major General John Magruder expelled Union forces from an important port at the mouth of the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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The American Civil War was not the only event of global significance in early 1863. On January 22, 1863, the Polish inhabitants of the Russian Empire rose» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 25, 1863, President Lincoln relieved General Ambrose Burnside from command of the Army of the Potomac. Having previously dismissed George» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 25, 1863, President Lincoln appointed Joseph Hooker to head the Army of the Potomac. A Massachusetts native, Hooker graduated West Point in» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On January 27, 1863, the Union launched a major naval assault against Ft. McAllister, Georgia. With control of the fort, the Union navy would be able to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On Friday, May 22, 1863, Ulysses Grant ordered a massive assault against Confederate held Vicksburg. Attacking on a three mile front with all available» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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In Virginia, the movement of both Grant’s Union Army of the Potomac and Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia resembled a chess match but one which featured...
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New Year’s Day, January 1, 1865. For just short of four years the American people at war had torn at the very political bonds that for better or worse...
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