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Distressed over what he perceived as procrastination by the Army of the Potomac since Antietam, on October 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln, with a party of advisors, left Washington, D.C. for...
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After the battle of Iuka in September 1862, General Earl Van Dorn’s Confederates and those of General Sterling Price were combined. On October 3, 1862, this newly structured Confederate army under the...
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Many in the South were openly critical of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had been announced after the Battle of Antietam. In early October 1862, one of Richmond’s most prominent...
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Five warships of the Union Gulf blockading squadron in early October 1862 effectively forced the surrender of the important Confederate port at Galveston, Texas. The Federal ships gave Galveston’s...
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The Battle of Perryville, Tennessee halted the Confederate invasion of Kentucky and forced Bragg’s withdrawal into Tennessee. When Don Carlos Buell failed to pursue Bragg, he was relieved of command on...
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On January 2, 1863, the outcome of the bloodiest conflict in the nation’s history remained very much in doubt. In the West, the previous year had seen the Union capture the critical port of New...
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On January 3, 1863, the three-day Battle for Stone’s River concluded. The battle had seen Confederate General Braxton Bragg attempt to assume a commanding position in middle Tennessee. Twice, Bragg...
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Unlike previous conflicts, the American Civil War saw the rapid transmission of news, thanks to the invention of the telegraph. Within three days of the Emancipation Proclamation becoming official,...
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The American Civil War exposed profound evils in American society. While General Ulysses S. Grant played a central role in the war’s outcome, he also perpetrated one of its more unfortunate infamies....
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On January 8, 1863, Confederate forces failed to dislodge Union supply and medical facilities in Springfield, Missouri. The attack force of approximately 1,700 Confederates was commanded by Brigadier...
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While the American Civil War engulfed some parts of the country, life elsewhere continued as usual. On January 8, 1863, ground was broken in Sacramento, California for the nation’s first continental...
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On January 11, 1863, Union Major General John A. McClernand concluded a joint naval/army operation against the Confederate Fort Hindman, also known as Arkansas Post, at the mouth of the Arkansas River....
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On January 11, 1863, the Confederate vessel Alabama squared off against the Union’s Hatterasa* in the vicinity of the Galveston Lighthouse. The Hatteras had initially given chase and overtaken the...
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On January 12, 1863, President Jefferson Davis addressed the Confederate Congress in Richmond. Since the Union offensives in the western and eastern theatres had stalled, Davis remained confident that...
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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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