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 [...]
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Key Battle in the Vicksburg Campaign After crossing the Mississippi River at Bruinsburg, Mississippi on April 30th, the Union Army of Major General Ulysses S. Grant marched inland in a northeasterly direction. Grant’s forces engaged the Confederates at Port Gibson on May 1st, at Raymond on May 12th, and at Jackson on May 14th. The [...]
Continue reading about General Alvin P. Hovey’s Division At the Battle of Champion Hill
150 Years Ago in the Civil War With the arrival of Spring, the actions and movements of the opposing forces increased, both on land and afloat. The Union Navy was in action at Charleston, South Carolina in the first significant fighting of April . On the 7th of the month, a fleet of nine ironclads [...]
Continue reading about Naval Attack on Charleston; Fleet Passes Vicksburg; Cavalry Raids: April 1863
