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, January 31, 2014

February 2, 1864---The U.S.S. UNDERWRITER

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FEBRUARY 2, 1864:   Confederate Marines fighting at New Bern capture the U.S.S. UNDERWRITER. Fired upon by other U.S. Navy ships, ...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

February 1, 1864---The Battle of New Bern, N.C.

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FEBRUARY 1, 1864:              The Battle of New Bern, North Carolina (The Second Battle of New Bern). New Bern, and indeed most of...

January 31, 1864---"If fall we must, to fall nobly . . ."

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JANUARY 31, 1864:              Alvah Benjamin Spencer, a Georgian stationed in Virginia, writes to his fiancĂ©e, sharing his feeling...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

January 30, 1864---"It is not right to shoot a man."

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JANUARY 30, 1864:   A Confederate soldier stationed in Virginia, Joseph J. Hoyle, writes to his wife Sarah about the execution of ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

January 29, 1864---Frederick Douglass addresses the troops

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JANUARY 29, 1864:            At Fair Haven, Connecticut, Frederick Douglass delivered an address to the assembled men of the 29 t...
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