ONCE A CIVIL WAR

The U.S. Civil War: Was it one nation divided, remaking itself, or two nations at war? There is no one answer. But every day was a day of great change.

Friday, June 21, 2013

August 27, 1862---McClellan to Lincoln: "Let Pope get out of his own scrape."

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AUGUST 27, 1862:        After the loss of Manassas Junction, General John Pope U.S.A. withdraws from the Rappahannock River. Pope h...

August 26, 1862---Jackson seizes Manassas Junction

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AUGUST 26, 1862:         In a surprise assault Stonewall Jackson captures the vast Union supply depot and rail center at Manassas ...

August 25, 1862---African-Americans join the Union Army

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AUGUST 25, 1862:         U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton authorizes the induction and arming of 5,000 freed slaves as member...

August 24, 1862---"Roll, ALABAMA, roll!"

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AUGUST 24, 1862:         The Commerce Raider C.S.S. ALABAMA sets sail on her war cruise.

August 23, 1862---Woman gets kilt

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AUGUST 23, 1862:       In a lighthearted moment, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper publishes a cartoon entitled “I’ll Give You...

August 22, 1862---An answer to "The Prayer of Twenty Millions."

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AUGUST 22, 1862:        President Lincoln, who no one knows is planning on releasing the Emancipation Proclamation, plays his cards...
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