Cut off from the North and the world, the Confederacy struggles economically. Soaring inflation and shortages of food and clothing create unrest and uncertainty among the wealthy and poor alike. Southern Baptist army missionary and colporteur A. E. Dickinson of Virginia, however, offers a solution to banks and wealthy individuals who may be hoarding cash.…
Green Clay Smith (1826-1895), born in Richmond, Kentucky and a lawyer by profession, is an officer in the United States Army. In May, Smith helped rout Confederate forces commanded by John Hunt Morgan at Lebanon, Tennessee. Formerly a colonel, today he is appointed as brigadier general of the Fourth Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry.…
Union General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac, having retreated to the James River and holding the high ground on Malvern Hill, is now within the protective range of Federal naval warships. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, during today’s battle–the Battle of Malvern Hill, the final battle of the Seven Days Battles–in vain attacks…