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, August 30, 2013

August 31, 1863---Picket fire in Chattanooga

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AUGUST 31, 1863:      The forces of General William Rosecrans U.S.A. and General Braxton Bragg C.S.A. exchange picket fire outside ...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

August 30, 1863---The Fog of War

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AUGUST 30, 1863:      The beleaguered defenders of Fort Sumter open fire on a ship approaching too closely, and sink it with all ha...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

August 29, 1863---“A Young Lady's Soliloquy”

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AUGUST 29, 1863:                  “ A Young Lady's Soliloquy” appears in Harper's Weekly . This anonymous, unpolished ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

August 28, 1863---"I do reckon I've as little sympathy for a deserter as anybody in the world! ..."

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AUGUST 28, 1863:                 Eli Pinson Landers, a Georgia soldier, writes in a letter to his mother:    “There is on...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

August 27, 1863---The Battle of Bayou Meto

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AUGUST 27, 1863:                 The Battle of Bayou Meto, Arkansas (The Battle of Reed’s Bridge). A force of Confederate troops an...
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