April 10, 1863 – Southerners endured greater hardships than ever before this year, especially west of the Mississippi River. This led to growing unrest and
Author: WalterCoffey
I am the author of four novels and two works of non-fiction, all of which are related to the Civil War and Reconstruction era. My work has earned critical praise from various sites that recognize independent authors.
Federals Invade Charleston Harbor
April 7, 1863 – Federal ironclads launched a doomed attack on the Confederate forts guarding Charleston Harbor. The Lincoln administration had pressured Rear Admiral Samuel
The Army of the Potomac: The Grand Review
April 4, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln headed a group leaving Washington to review Major General Joseph Hooker’s revamped Army of the Potomac. Lincoln boarded
The Siege of Washington
April 3, 1863 – Confederates within Major General D.H. Hill’s military department tried destroying a Federal garrison on the North Carolina coast. Hill had tried
The Richmond Bread Riot
April 2, 1863 – A mob of mostly women stormed the business district of the Confederate capital demanding relief from the epidemic of shortages plaguing
Vicksburg: Grant Changes Strategy
April 1, 1863 – Major General Ulysses S. Grant finally conceded the impossibility of capturing Vicksburg from the north and began devising another, more daring,