Today in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, far from the Union offensive against Richmond, Confederate General Jubal Early‘s forces defeat Federal forces near Winchester in the Second Battle of Kernstown. While the Confederacy wins this battle, it proves to be the last Rebel victory in the Shenandoah Valley. The Union defeat this day marks the beginning of…
Soldiers in the Confederate armies by this time are spread about in seemingly haphazard fashion. Many of the defenders of the besieged city of Atlanta hail from far away, as do many of the soldiers engaged in the defense of Richmond that is currently playing out in the siege of nearby Petersburg. In the trenches…
Today witnesses the beginning of the latest in a string of battles in the Atlanta Campaign, a battle that the Confederacy has long feared: the Battle of Atlanta. While this clash does not result in Union control of Atlanta, a decisive Union victory signals that the dreaded Northern hordes are at the gate. Confederate General…