Today Confederate Brigadier General Mark Perrin Lowrey (1828-1885) resigns his commission, due to bad health. A Southern Baptist preacher who became known as the “Preacher General” during the war, after the war Lowrey moves back to his home state of Mississippi, where in 1873 he founds Blue Mountain Female Institute. He also serves as president…
In what proves to be the final hour of the Confederacy, the government authorizes the enlistment and arming of slaves to fight in the Confederate Army. With the signature of President Jefferson Davis, the bill is official. Although by no means putting an end to the debate in the South over slaves serving in the…
Sherman‘s march through North Carolina continues, with Fayetteville falling today. The Federals promptly destroy the city’s arsenal, dealing yet another setback to the now nearly defunct Confederacy. With increasing frequency, Confederate civilians and soldiers, knowing the end is near, are giving up the fight and taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. Today…