The Atlanta Campaign may be slow going for the Union, but progress is being made. Conversely, Confederate officials and the Southern public have grown quite frustrated with General Joseph Johnston‘s propensity of retreating when confronted by Union General William T. Sherman. To be sure, Sherman has not necessarily been playing by the book. Rather than…
Today Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early’s 14,000-strong force is en route to what is to be a bold, and hopefully surprise, invasion of Washington, D.C. Fortunately for the Union, the Rebels are intercepted east of Frederick, Maryland by a Union force led by Major General Lew Wallace and numbering about 5,800. The clash becomes…
The critical battle for control of Petersburg rages on. Union forces continue expanding their lines, placing greater pressure on Confederate defenders. The trench warfare that is now taking place, a newer development in the war, is becoming an important battlefield strategy for the Union. By pinning down the enemy, the Federals can continue their war…