2015 Civil War Commemorative Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service has released the designs for the 2015 Civil War commemorative stamps, the fifth and final issues in the series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This year’s stamps...
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Battle of Nashville; Sherman Captures Savannah; Federals Attack Fort Fisher: December 1864
December 1864 in the Civil War While siege operations continued around Petersburg, Virginia, there was significant action elsewhere as 1864 came to an end. In Tennessee, despite suffering 7000 casualties at the Battle of...
Lincoln Reelected, Sherman Begins March to the Sea, Battle of Franklin: November 1864
November 1864 in the Civil War With the major campaigns bogged down in the mid summer of 1864, it appeared that Abraham Lincoln’s chances at being reelected President of the United States were slim...
Atlanta Falls to Sherman’s Army; Battles of Opequon, Chaffin’s Farm and Poplar Springs Church: September 1864
September 1864 in the Civil War The end of the Atlanta Campaign was in sight as the month of September opened. At the end of August, Major General William T. Sherman sent six corps...
2014 Civil War Commemorative Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service has released the designs for the 2014 Civil War commemorative stamps, the fourth issues in this popular series marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This year, the stamps...
Pro Union Governments Begin to Be Established in Union Held Areas; Federal Department Command Changes: January 1864
January 1864 in the Civil War The major armies on both sides remained in Winter Quarters in January of 1864. It was a time to rest and recover after many major campaigns in 1863. The...
Fall Campaigns End, Armies go into Winter Quarters; Bombardment of Charleston Continues: December 1863
December1863 in the Civil War After a very eventful year of campaigning, the Confederate and Union armies wound down for the winter in the final month of 1863. The Army of the Potomac ended...
General Hooker Reorganizes the Army of the Potomac; Gunboats in Action on the Mississippi: February 1863
February 1863 in the Civil War After a very active December and January, the armies took time out in February 1863 to reorganize and rest before resuming active campaigning in the spring. Land action...