In the Confederate capitol in Richmond, today’s session of the House of Delegates of the Virginia Legislature is opened by Rev. Jeremiah B. Jeter, pastor of the city’s Grace Street Baptist Church, and one of the most prominent Southern Baptists of the Confederacy. Both Senate and House discuss the prospects of arming slaves for military…
The March to the Sea continues, with today’s primary action playing out in Jones and Troup counties north of Macon. Here in the Battle of Griswoldville Union forces easily dispatch a contingent of Confederates, suffering a mere 62 casualties compared to some 650 for the Rebels. The Battle of Griswoldville, proving to be one of…
In Palmetto, Georgia this day, Confederate President Jefferson Davis meets with generals John Bell Hood and William Hardee. Hood, commander of the defeated Army of the Tennessee, blames subordinate general Hardee, who had commanded one of three corps under Hood, for the loss of Atlanta to Sherman. Hardee disagrees, and asks to be removed from…