The Siege of Petersburg drags on, having turned into a daily, dirt-filled slog in the trenches. Union General Ulysses S. Grant, having time on his hands, tries to dream up new ways to wreck havoc upon the Confederate rail infrastructure that Richmond depends upon. In the days ahead, attempts will be made to do just…
Today witnesses the beginning of the latest in a string of battles in the Atlanta Campaign, a battle that the Confederacy has long feared: the Battle of Atlanta. While this clash does not result in Union control of Atlanta, a decisive Union victory signals that the dreaded Northern hordes are at the gate. Confederate General…
Union forces continue pressing Atlanta’s defenders, approaching within viewing distance of Atlanta from atop surrounding hills. For Atlantans, the situation is getting desperate. Yet even in the midst of the throes of their nation’s fortunes rapidly sinking against the onslaught of abolitionist foes (some white Southern Baptists having even gone so far as to call…