U.S. President Abraham Lincoln imposes himself upon General Ulysses S. Grant less than his other generals. Nonetheless, in the midst of Northern frustrations with drawn-out trench warfare at Petersburg, last month’s rather close call in the form of the failed Confederate raid upon Washington, D.C. does expose some friction between the two men, who had…
Confederate cavalry forces, following the raid upon Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, are attempting to retreat to safety across the Potomac River, a dividing line between North and South. Today they engage Federal troops at Old Town, Maryland and, across the river, Spring Run, West Virginia. Confederate officials hope the raids in the North will create more unrest…
Following his successful raid of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania two days prior, Confederate General John McCausland and his forces head toward western Maryland in an attempt to inflict further structural and political damage upon the United States. Union forces, however, effectively engage the Rebels this day in the Battle of Folck’s Mill near Cumberland. Following a five-hour…