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.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

August 14, 1863---"Letters are the desideratum in this part of the world."

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AUGUST 14, 1863:        Cornelia Hancock, the 23-year-old Union nurse deemed “too young and too pretty” to be aiding the wounded at...
Monday, August 12, 2013

August 13, 1863---The Death of Josephine Quantrill

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AUGUST 13, 1863:      The Women’s Jail in Kansas City, Missouri collapses, killing five of the inmates, all kin of notorious guerri...

August 12, 1863---Charleston under fire

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AUGUST 12, 1863:       The Union bombardment of Charleston, South Carolina reaches a crescendo, as Parrott guns are brought up to b...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

August 11, 1863---Jefferson Davis Tells Robert E. Lee: "You can't quit."

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AUGUST 11, 1863:       Following the triple defeats at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Tullahoma, Confederate desertions reach an all-ti...
Friday, August 9, 2013

August 10, 1863---Lincoln confers with Douglass

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AUGUST 10, 1863:      President Lincoln meets with Frederick Douglass to discuss the disposition of the newly-freed. Douglass press...
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