Today in the Virginia near Petersburg, Union forces set to gain control of the Bodyton Plank Road, in an effort to cut off the South Side Railroad, a rail line critical to the supplying of Petersburg. Over the course of the two day engagement, the Federals manage to wrest control of the roadway from the…
The waning of Confederate fortunes is paralleled by decreasing enthusiasm among white Southern Baptists in relation to army revivals. While reports of army revivals yet dot Southern Baptist newspapers, the amount of copy space has shrunk and the editorial ebullition is diminished. Part of the reason is the simple fact that there is too much…
On the site of what will one day be the Kansas City, Missouri zoo, the Battle of Westport takes place. The battle proves to be a culmination of major activity in the state, as a Union win effectively overcomes the little remaining resistance to Union rule in Missouri. Not only is the battle significant in…