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.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

November 26, 1862---Lincoln fears a defeat

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NOVEMBER 26, 1862:          The first of Stonewall Jackson’s troops reach Fredericksburg. A worried President Lincoln summons Gener...

November 25, 1862---Burnside delays as Confederates crowd in

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NOVEMBER 25, 1862:           The parts for the first pontoon bridge over the Rappahannock River arrive in General Burnside’s camp. ...

November 24, 1862---Rosie The Rifler

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NOVEMBER 24, 1862:           The Ohio State Journal reports that 100 women working in a factory at West Gay and High Streets in Co...

November 23, 1862---The Smuggler's Blues

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NOVEMBER 23, 1862:         The New York Times reports on four lady smugglers arrested in the Memphis, Tennessee area. Jews were als...

November 22, 1862---"Dread."

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NOVEMBER 22, 1862:           William Thompson Lusk, an officer in the Army of the Potomac, writes home to his mother. His letter re...
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