Upon graduating from Richmond College, John Walker Hundley joins the 26th Virginia Infantry as a second lieutenant, under the command of his uncle, Capt. Napoleon B. Street. A King and Queen County, Virginia native born in 1841, Hundley had a difficult childhood, his mother dying two years after his birth. College had opened a world…
Pressure builds between the state of Virginia and adjacent Washington, D.C. Both the Union and the Confederacy realize that Virginia will be pivotal in the war. Against this backdrop, the U. S. Navy today blocks the entrances to the James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia. In addition, U.S. sources also seizes two additional Confederate vessels,…
In Virginia, the time for a decision arrives. In the morning, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln meets with Virginia Unionist John Baldwin and discusses the fate of the state. The content of the conversation between the two men is disputed. Some argue that Lincoln offered to evacuate Fort Sumter if Virginia agreed to stay in the…