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.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

September 26, 1862---"Salt . . . salt."

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SEPTEMBER 26, 1862:         Salt was a crucial staple for preserving meats and other purposes, and was in increasingly short supply...

September 25, 1862---The First Battle of Sabine Pass

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SEPTEMBER 25, 1862:         The First Battle of Sabine Pass, Texas. Union Naval forces force the evacuation of Fort Sabine and the ...

September 24, 1862---Governors support Emancipation

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SEPTEMBER 24, 1862:         Fourteen State Governors meeting together in Altoona, Pennsylvania, declare their support for the Presi...

September 23, 1862---"The most execrable measure..."

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SEPTEMBER 23, 1862:        President Lincoln is alternately praised and damned in the Northern Press for issuing the Emancipation P...

September 22, 1862---The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation: "Forever free."

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SEPTEMBER 22, 1862:         In the aftermath of the Antietam victory, President Lincoln issues the long-delayed Preliminary Emancip...
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