This week the 118th United States Colored Troops regiment is forming in Kentucky. Many former slaves enroll today in Owensboro, eager to take up arms to help put down the Rebellion and free the remaining slaves in the Confederacy. Former slaves are now daily enrolling in the Union Army, and in so doing are ensuring…
Disloyalty to the Confederate cause is becoming a significant problem, even in the Deep South. Thousands of Confederate soldiers in the heart of the Confederacy, disgruntled at fighting a slaveholders’ war and anxious to assist their suffering families, have deserted and returned to their families and communities. The desertions should come as no surprise to…
Union General William T. Sherman, whilst besieging Atlanta, continues his efforts to further destroy Confederate supply lines. Multiple skirmishes take place this day, including the Battle of Lovejoy’s Station in Clayton County, in which Union forces destroy supplies and some rail tracks before being forced to retreat under the cover of darkness. While the Confederates…