The Confederates Evacuate Battery Wagner and Chattanooga
Increasing Union pressure forced the Confederate to evacuate Battery Wager near Charleston, while William Rosecrans maneuvered against Braxton Bragg’s near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The construction of...
View ArticleConfederate Victory at Sabine Pass
A small Confederate force under Richard “Dick” Dowling stopped a much larger Union fleet at Sabine Pass, while Confederate troops were forced to evacuate Chattanooga, setting the stage for the battle...
View ArticleThe Siege of Chattanooga Begins
Following the defeat at Chickamauga, Union forces retreat to Chattanooga where the Confederates begin to try to starve them into submission.
View ArticleJoseph Johnston and John Buford
Joseph Johnston finds a new role leading the Army of the Tennessee while a Union hero is promoted on his death bed.
View ArticleIronclads and Small Engagements
The Confederacy gains a new Ironclad and a handful of small victories.
View ArticleNathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest builds his legacy of one of the war’s best generals.
View ArticleThree Important Events in the Confederacy
The Louisiana State Constitution frees slaves, Sabine Crossroads is contested, and a bloodbath at Fort Pillow.
View ArticleA Week of Both Politics and Fighting
The war heats up in state house and on battlefields.
View ArticleThe C.S.S. Alabama
The Confederate raider C.S.S. Alabama terrorizes Union shipping for two years before being sunk by the U.S.S. Kearsarge.
View ArticleThe C.S.S. Florida
The South’s first foreign made raider is captured off the coast of Brazil.
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