Today the Confederates’ attempt to invade Washington (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) comes to an abrupt end as Confederate General Jubal Early and his Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia meet unexpectedly stiff resistance by Union forces. The Rebels retreat in the evening, re-crossing the Potomac on the morrow. Washington is…
Today in Virginia the Confederacy suffers misfortune when General J.E.B. Stuart, one of the South’s best cavalry leaders, is wounded in the Battle of Yellow Tavern. While Union General Ulysses S. Grant battles Confederate General Robert E. Lee in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Grant takes advantage of his numerically superior forces by sending…
Letters from soldiers and army missionaries are published weekly in North Carolina Baptists’ Biblical Recorder. The letters serve to keep readers informed of life in the Confederate camps and hospitals. Missives that report good news are especially welcome. Even letters that criticize the sins so abundant in the army camps, or tell of death and…