Minor skirmishes mark this day in the Atlanta Campaign. Union forces circle the city on three sides. Under siege for days now, Atlanta residents nervously wonder when the next major battle will take place. Confederate defenders, unable to halt the progress of the enemy, are all the more weakened by the three month long Atlanta…
The First Baptist Church of Burlington, Vermont, founded on September 26, 1834,struggled into the late 1850s, often having no regular pastor. And whereas the Civil War and resulting loss of many male members poses a challenge for many churches in the North, First Baptist Burlington experiences the opposite effect: instead of facing greater struggles, the…
In the midst of a relative lull in the Atlanta Campaign, Union armies under General William T. Sherman seek to obtain a better position from which to launch a new offensive. Meanwhile, Major General A. J. Smith leaves LaGrange, Tennessee today with more than 14,000 troops. Marching southward, Smith’s mission is to prevent Confederate Major…