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, October 25, 2013

October 27, 1863---"I had much rather fight Yankees than take corn from women and children."

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OCTOBER 27, 1863:             Unlike their Commander-in-Chief, Confederate soldiers are not waxing rhapsodic about the glories of w...

October 26, 1863---Jeff Davis at Lookout Mountain

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OCTOBER 26, 1863:              After traveling to Lookout Mountain to mediate, unsuccessfully, among his squabbling Generals, Jeffe...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

October 25, 1863---The Quartermaster-General of the United States makes his report

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OCTOBER 25, 1863:                The Union's Quartermaster-General, General Montgomery C. Meigs, visits Chattanooga to report t...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

October 24, 1863---"By Order of The Secretary of War"

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OCTOBER 24, 1863:              Secretary of War William Stanton issues U.S. Army General Orders Number 85, which defines the st...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

October 23, 1863---"Off the fence"

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OCTOBER 23, 1863:  Jason Comer writes to the Editor of the Daily Intelligencer , finally declaring his allegiance to the Confederacy a...
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