In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the forces of Union General Philip Sheridan chase the retreating forces of Confederate General Jubal Early, following the Federals’ victory over the Rebels at Winchester the day prior. As the chase takes place, Confederate president Jefferson Davis departs from Richmond en route to Georgia to visit Confederate General John Bell Hood…
Today’s main battlefield action takes place in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. In what is known as the Third Battle of Winchester (or the Battle of Opequon), in fierce fighting Union General Philip Sheridan‘s forces prevail over those of Confederate General Jubal Early. Reflecting the desperation on the part of the Confederates to find some way to…
Today aboard the USS Lizzie Davis Union Brigadier General Alexander Asboth begins transporting some 700 men and horses across Florida’s Pensacola Bay to Navy Cove, the beginnings of a two week long raid in Florida that is designed to inflict great military and economic harm upon portions of Florida controlled by the Confederacy. By the…