Much of North Carolina lies in shambles, compliments of the army of Union General William T. Sherman. Thomasville is one of the towns impacted by the war this month, albeit not directly by Sherman. Mere weeks earlier Confederate troops, retreating northward from Sherman’s advance, had paused in Thomasville. Here General Joseph E. Johnston ordered a…
Now devoid of Confederate defenders, Charleston surrenders to Union forces without a shot being fired by either side. Nearly two years of besiegement thus comes to a quiet end as the mayor greets Federal troops and control of the city passes to the Union in orderly fashion. The storied 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment is among…
Today in South Carolina’s Lexington County just south of Columbia, the Battle of Conagree Creek takes place. Beginning at 7:30 a.m., the contest pits a portion of the remainder of the Confederate’s Army of the Tennessee against the Union’s Army of the Tennessee, part of the forces of General William T. Sherman. Rebel defenders attempt…