• Copperheads, Vallandigham, and the Trump Card of Lincoln On this date of June 12th in 1863, President Lincoln wrote the first of two letters to [...]

  The “Wily Agitator” versus the Wilier Lincoln

  June 12, 2013
• It was on this date of January 23, 1863 that Lincoln made the decision to replace Ambrose Burnside as the Commanding General of the Army of the [...]

  Hooker Replaces Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac – 150 Years Ago Today

  January 26, 2013
• December 11-15, 1862 – Fredericksburg, VA The huge Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg deserves so much more attention than I will be able [...]

  Battle of Fredericksburg – 150 Years Ago

  December 11, 2012
• On this date of November 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan was officially removed as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The extensive [...]

  McClellan Dismissed from the Army of the Potomac – 150 Years Ago Today

  November 7, 2012

• Folks who are only familiar with the stories of General Ambrose Burnside at Antietam and Fredericksburg often wonder why he was thought of highly [...]

  150 Years Ago Today: The Battle of Roanoke Island

  February 8, 2012