165 YEARS AGO TODAY: The young, promising General George B. McClellan takes command of the demoralized Federal forces that had been defeated at Bull Run.
Category: Military
For the Ultimate Success of Our Arms
165 YEARS AGO: The U.S. Congress defiantly resolves that the defeat at Bull Run will not stop the Federals from achieving ultimate victory.
Proceedings of the Thirty-seventh U.S. Congress
165 YEARS AGO: The U.S. Congress begins debating on how to pay for the war, with various member proposing such things as borrowing, taxing, and confiscating rebel property. These also spark debates over the implications for slavery and wartime policies. The anti-war minority also makes itself heard.
The Battle of Bull Run
165 YEARS AGO: The battle that many hoped would end the war takes place in northern Virginia near a stream named Bull Run.
Johnston Steals a March
165 YEARS AGO: The Federal army reaches Centreville in northern Virginia, while Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley undetected and head east.
You Will Not Need Your Beautiful Flag
165 YEARS AGO: In western Virginia, a Federal force looks to clear Confederates out of the Great Kanawha Valley while Confederates try to coordinate and consolidate their forces.