Confederate cavalry continue harassing, albeit largely ineffectively, Union troops in north Georgia. The game of cat and mouse between the Rebels and the Federals will go on for some weeks, with Union General William T. Sherman growing ever more frustrated with an elusive, albeit weak, enemy. Yet for the Rebel forces of significantly inferior numbers,…
In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the forces of Union General Philip Sheridan chase the retreating forces of Confederate General Jubal Early, following the Federals’ victory over the Rebels at Winchester the day prior. As the chase takes place, Confederate president Jefferson Davis departs from Richmond en route to Georgia to visit Confederate General John Bell Hood…
In Charles Town, West Virginia, Union General Ulysses S. Grant meets with General Phil Sheridan in order to discuss the situation in the Shenandoah Valley. The problem is Confederate General Jubal Early, who continues to harass Union forces and the civilian population. With Mobile and Atlanta in Union hands (two of four major goals Union…