The war has displaced many families North, South and in-between. The later includes the Wallace family of Paducah, Kentucky, an Upper South state that opted for neutrality rather than join the Confederacy. Philip Hugh Wallace practiced law prior to the war, earning a good living for his family thanks to the slave-based economy of the…
Today Union General Ulysses S. Grant, unable to break through Confederate lines in the twelve-day Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, withdraws from the battle and turns his army toward the North Anna River. Spotsylvania is a draw, but Grant’s larger mission continues: that of capturing the Confederate capital city of Richmond, no matter how long…
Today Union General Ulysses S. Grant surveys the results of the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House thus far. The fighting has raged since May 8, but his forces have been unable to break through the entrenched Confederate lines. Casualties and losses have been extremely heavy, approaching 30,000 total for both sides, about 18,000 for the…