The Atlanta Campaign takes center stage today as Union General William T. Sherman‘s forces further expand their lines around Atlanta. Under Sherman’s command are three large armies: the Army of the Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, and Army of the Ohio. Spreading the armies out, the Union general has effectively enveloped the outskirts of Atlanta…
Today in the Battle of Cool Springs, Virginia, a still-retreating Confederate Lt. General Jubal Early, following an unsuccessful attempt to invade Washington, D.C., is confronted by a contingent of Union forces. Significantly outnumbering the Federals by some 8,000 to5 5,000, the Rebels engage their foes for two days. While the Union loses this battle,the Federals…
John James Price (1835-1913), native Kentuckian and Baptist layman, is a 2nd Corporal in Company L, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Confederates. Price’s wife, Mary “Mollie” Elizabeth Bradley (they were married in 1845), native of Wilson County, Tennessee, like other women has long worried that her husband will not survive the war. The couple’s children miss their…