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3 days ago · At the beginning of the war, the grand strategy of the Confederate states was a "defensive strategy": gaining military and economic aid from European countries, demoralizing the North's will to wage and continue the war, and defending the South at its borders. None of these strategies proved very fruitful, however, and the Confederacy's grand ...
4 days ago · The battle gives the Confederates time to shore up the defenses around Richmond, and Sheridan, realizing it would be unwise to move on the Confederate capital, heads southward to link up with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler. Confederate troops from Richmond attack Sheridan’s cavalry, riding south toward Butler, on May 12.
21 hours ago · Maryland may be well known for its Civil War history, but it isn’t without notable events from the Revolutionary War era. In May 1781, General Anthony Wayne’s troops encamped at Bruceville ...
1 day ago · May 10, 2024, by JimC. Guerrillas by Andy Thomas. Some of the most savage warfare in American history was conducted on the border of Kansas and Missouri during the American Civil War. That region was actually a theater of low-intensity warfare before the greater conflict broke out, and it was in a very real sense a war within a war, with its ...
1 day ago · Later on, the Union forces are aided by the 2 Union ships, USS Niagra and USS Richmond. Even though both sides sustain damage, the battle proved to be inconclusive. November 23, 1861 in Los Angeles, California - On November 20, Union forces began a pursuit of a small Confederate group, the Showalter party.
3 days ago · The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery.
- Confederate States
- C.S. War Department
- 1,082,119 total who served, 464,646 peak in 1863
21 hours ago · The Siege of Petersburg was a critical campaign of the American Civil War. it spanned from June 1864 to April 1865. This extended military blockade, conducted by Union forces under GeneralUlysses S. Grant, aimed to capture Petersburg, Virginia, a vital rail and supply center just south of the Confederate capital, Richmond.
