In northern Virginia near Warrenton on September 13, 1863 in the Battle of Culpeper Court House, the Union Army of the Potomac defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, taking possession of the region of Culpeper County and securing their position in the Battle of Rappahannock Station on November 7. The victorious Army of the…
In the midst of a harsh cold spell and a dwindling food supply for the Confederate Army, today Confederate President Jefferson Davis assents to Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s request for more supplies by ordering “impressment from stock [cattle] on hand for year’s consumption by private parties and corporations of so much as is required for…
Two minor battles take place today, one in which the Union emerges victorious, while the Confederacy triumphs in the other. Like many other clashes this year of no direct significance to the outcome of the war, the impact of these two battles is localized, albeit reflecting important dynamics of the war. The Battle of Droop…