At dawn this Sunday morning Confederate General Robert E. Lee makes one final assault on Grant‘s forces. It is an act of desperation. The Battle of Appomattox Court House does not last long. Although Rebel forces pressure Sheridan‘s first line of defense and some attain a nearby ridge, from the crest a large array of…
Not to be lost in the midst of the fall of the Confederacy are the many stories of individual Baptist soldiers and officers, including those held in captivity. One such story is that of Tennessee native Captain William Evander Penn, a lawyer before the war and for over a year a Confederate officer in captivity.…
On the third day of freedom in Richmond, many of the remaining upper class whites want to believe that the setback is only temporary. The brief reflections of Richmond resident Margaret White are not atypical: “Kept in a constant state of anxiety,” she writes this day, “by not being able to hear anything reliable. Some…