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Category Archives: American Civil War
General George G. Meade: Hero of Gettysburg or Goat?
Why Meade’s Victory at Gettysburg Wasn’t Enough By winning the Battle of Gettysburg, General George Gordon Meade made a monumental contribution to preserving the Union and dooming the Confederacy’s bid for independence. But by only wounding Robert E. Lee’s army … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Civil War Battles, Union Generals
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War generals, George G. Meade, Gettysburg aftermath, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Halleck, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, Lee’s retreat, Lincoln and Meade, Robert E. Lee, Union Army leadership
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Why the South Loved General Sherman Before the Civil War
A Student and His Teacher Meet on the Battlefield During the Civil War Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862, a Confederate soldier from Louisiana was captured by Union troops. Normally, the young man, whose name was Barrow, would probably … Continue reading
How Abraham Lincoln Fired General John C. Fremont During the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln Relieves Major General John C. Fremont One of the more extraordinary episodes of the American Civil War occurred when President Abraham Lincoln decided to relieve Major General John C. Fremont of his command. The president knew Fremont would … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Lincoln Administration
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Civil War generals, Civil War politics, Department of the West, Emancipation proclamation 1861, Fremont Emancipation Proclamation, John C. Fremont, Lincoln and slavery, Missouri Civil War, Premature Emancipation Proclamation, Radical Republicans, Union Army leadership
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Why Abraham Lincoln Refused to Respect Jefferson Davis
Was the Confederacy a New Nation? History records that Jefferson Davis was the first president of the Confederate States of America. But there was one man who never conceded to Davis the dignity of that title. That man was Abraham … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Civil War Politics
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Stephens, Confederate government, Confederate insurgents, Confederate States of America, Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln and secession, Lincoln political strategy, Secession and the Constitution, Union preservation, Was the Confederacy a nation
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Civilians in the Siege of Vicksburg: Living in Caves, Eating Rats
Vicksburg, Mississippi, situated on a high bluff that allowed the big guns placed there by the Confederates to interdict Union navigation of the Mississippi River, was considered by both North and South as a major key to victory in the … Continue reading