Today Union General James H. Wilson, commanding some 13,000 cavalry, launches a weeks-long raid targeting Confederate infrastructure in central Alabama. The few remaining Rebel forces in the state offer no significant resistance as Wilson’s horsemen sweep across the state. The largest cavalry raid of the war, Wilson’s offensive transpires at a time when the Confederacy’s…
Today the three-day Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina draws to a close with yet another Union victory by Sherman‘s army. The Union victory comes as no surprise, as the Confederates are outnumbered 3-to-1 during the fighting. Any loss of soldiers is devastating to the Confederacy at this late date in the war. Over 10% of…
Today’s Richmond Daily Dispatch carries a report of a Confederate Senate committee critical of president Jefferson Davis‘ recent call for the arming of slaves in defense of the South. Calling the measure “radical in its character” and “repugnant to the prejudices of our people,” as well as “intimately affecting the organism of society,” the report…