With Atlanta securely in Union hands, today in an attempt to break through the stalemate at Petersburg, Union General Ulysses S. Grant strikes against the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee on two simultaneous fronts. One assault, against Richmond, becomes known as the Battle of New Market Heights (or the Battle of Fort Harrison…
Following yesterday’s bloody Battle of Marianna in northwest Florida, in which Union forces emerged victorious, a contingent of nearby Washington County militia assembled and today move toward Marriana in hopes of engaging the Federals. At the same time, the victorious Union forces move out from Marriana this morning. Neither army realizes that they are marching…
The Baptist brothers Frank and Jesse James are up to no good again today, a mere three days after bushwhacking Federal forces in Fayette, Missouri. Today, they and their band of guerrillas, led by Bloody Bill Anderson, attack Centralia, Missouri, killing unarmed Union soldiers and taking their scalps. Meanwhile, Union troops are advancing through Florida…