Today Union General James H. Wilson, commanding some 13,000 cavalry, launches a weeks-long raid targeting Confederate infrastructure in central Alabama. The few remaining Rebel forces in the state offer no significant resistance as Wilson’s horsemen sweep across the state. The largest cavalry raid of the war, Wilson’s offensive transpires at a time when the Confederacy’s…
Today yet another fight takes place in North Carolina. In the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina the armies of Union General William T. Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston clash as Union forces march to Goldsboro. And once again, the Federals secure a victory. In the days following the battle, the basement of the…
Lewis Powell, the son of a Baptist preacher, signed up for the army early in the war as part of the 2nd Florida Infantry. Along with many other Confederate soldiers, Powell was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Captured by Union troops, and his injury relatively minor, upon his recovery Powell was consigned to serve…