While momentum has shifted to the Confederacy in the wake of the recent, successful repulsing of the Union offensive against the nation’s capital of Richmond, much of Tennessee remains under Union control. In response to the U.S. presence in Tennessee, Confederate Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest for several weeks has been conducting calvary raids in…
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln continues his gradual but relentless public push for emancipation, today asking the border states to embrace compensated emancipation. Gentlemen. After the adjournment of Congress, now very near, I shall have no opportunity of seeing you for several months. Believing that you of the border-states hold more power for good than any…
In addition to the advantage of manpower, the United States has at its disposal more financial resources and tools than does the Southern Confederacy. Today, the U.S. Congress enacts the Second Legal Tender Act, issuing $150,000,000 in paper currency not backed by gold or silver. The issuing of paper money grows dramatically as the war…