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The Fall of Vicksburg: Turning Point of the Civil War
Vicksburg: The Most Critical Battle of the Civil War? In early July of 1863, the campaign that, more than any other, determined the outcome of the American Civil War was concluded. That campaign was not the battle of Gettysburg, fought … Continue reading
Abraham Lincoln’s Masterclass in Leadership: Letters to Civil War Generals
Abraham Lincoln: Commander-in-Chief When Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States in 1861, he took the helm of a nation in crisis. Seven slave-holding Southern states had already proclaimed their independence and formed a new … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Civil War Leadership, Union Army Command
Tagged Civil War generals, David Hunter, George McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Leadership lessons from Lincoln, Lincoln letters to generals, Lincoln mentorship, Lincoln military strategy, Ulysses S. Grant, Union Army leadership
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The Fall of Richmond in the American Civil War: The Inside Story
Weitzel’s Order Announcing the Occupation of Richmond Headquarters Detachment Army of the James, Richmond, Va., April 3, 1865. Major-General Godfrey Weitzel, commanding detachment of the Army of the James, announces the occupation of the city of Richmond by the Armies … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War History, Confederate States of America, End of the Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln in Richmond, Burning of Richmond, Civil War diaries, Confederate capital, End of the Confederacy, Fall of Richmond, Jefferson Davis, John Beauchamp Jones, Judith McGuire, Richmond April 1865, Richmond evacuation, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Union occupation of Richmond
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How Ulysses S. Grant Overcame Depression and Addiction to Win the Civil War
A Military Hero the Army Didn’t Want At the start of the Civil War, Ulysses Grant had great credentials to be given an important military assignment. He had graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1843, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Biographies, Civil War History, Civil War Leaders
Tagged 21st Illinois Regiment, Civil War generals, Civil War history, Civil War leadership, Grant alcoholism, Grant biography, Grant depression, Grant early career, Grant West Point, Hardscrabble farm, Illinois Civil War regiments, Jo Daviess Guards, Lincoln and Grant, Ulysses S. Grant
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1863 Secret Message From Civil War Siege of Vicksburg Decoded in 2009
A Secret Message to a Desperate General In the summer of 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, Confederate General John C. Pemberton was under extreme pressure. His army of almost 30,000 men was besieged in Vicksburg, Mississippi … Continue reading
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
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant: Their Surprising Views on Slavery
The Surprising Contrast Between Lee’s and Grant’s Views on Slavery The year 1856 was significant for both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant in regard to their attitudes toward slavery. Within a few years, these men would both be … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Generals, Slavery
Tagged Civil War, Confederacy, Morality of slavery, Robert E. Lee, slavery, Ulysses S. Grant
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Was Bragg the Confederate Meade?
In posing the question of whether Braxton Bragg was the Confederate George Meade, I don’t mean to imply they were alike in general terms. Rather, I’m focusing on each man’s most celebrated battle in his Civil War career, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War, George G. Meade, George Meade, Gettysburg, Meade, retreat, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
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