150 Years Ago in the Civil War As May 1863 opened, the armies were on the move as important campaigns in both in the East and West were underway. There was significant action on the very first day of the month in Virginia and Mississippi. Battle of Chancellorsville On May 1st, General Robert E. Lee put most of [...]
Continue reading about Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson Campaigns: May 1863
On the evening of May 1st, 1863, Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson met to discuss strategy at the intersection of the Plank Road and Furnace Road west of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Nearby, thousands of troops of the Union Army of the Potomac were assuming defensive positions at and around the intersection of [...]
Continue reading about The Wounding and Death of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
150 Years Ago in the Civil War After a relatively quiet November, the month of December 1862 saw significant fighting in several locations. After his late November victory at the Battle of Cane Hill in northwest Arkansas, Union Brigadier General James Blunt kept his division in position in the vicinity of the battlefield. The nearest [...]
