In the face of a grinding, drawn-out war in which the North by now has the decided upper hand, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, having been a Baptist in his youth, today composes a letter to three prominent northern Baptists – George B. Ide, James R. Doolittle, and A. Hubbell – offering further reflection on the…
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill takes place today west of Atlanta, following the Union loss in the Battle of New Hope Church. Once again, the Confederates emerge victorious in the skirmish, their most decisive victory to date in the Atlanta campaign as Union casualties number some 1,600 compared to only about 500 for the Confederacy.…
In the wake of the Union loss in the Battle of New Hope Church, federal forces withdraw from the field and once again prepare to place pressure on the Confederates at another nearby location, not the least deterred in the larger objective of capturing Atlanta. In Virginia, the Battle of North Anna comes to an…