Today is an appointed National Day of Thanksgiving in the United States, the second official annual holiday that in the years to come is known simply as Thanksgiving. Union battlefield successes in 1863 led President Abraham Lincoln to set aside the last Thursday in November as an official holiday of national thanksgiving, and further military…
In Virginia the forces of Union General Philip Sheridan maintain pursuit of Confederate General Jubal Early‘s forces, albeit at a slow enough pace to allow ample time to burn crops, barns, forage and whatever else they think would have been useful to the Confederacy. Meanwhile, forces under the command of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest…
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…