Today Union General William T. Sherman’s army moves out of Fayetteville, intent on causing further damage in North Carolina. These are days of intense soul searching, South and North. Although Confederate leaders and large slaveholders (often one and the same) remain largely defiant, many White citizens of the Confederacy have given up all hope and…
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…
Union forces continue advancing in North Carolina. Unable to prevent the Federals from marching through South and North Carolina, Confederate forces in those states strive to slow down Union advances and prevent the enemy from reaching Petersburg. Should Grant be reinforced at Petersburg by Sherman, the war will surely be over. Already, with Sherman systematically…