Federals occupying points on the North Carolina coast advance to the mainland in hopes of capturing one of the state’s largest cities.
Category: Military
The Fall of New Madrid
Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.
From David Ash, 37th Illinois
Letter from David Ash, Company B, 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, three days after the Battle of Pea Ridge.
McClellan Removed as General-in-Chief
Abraham Lincoln issues an executive order removing George B. McClellan as general-in-chief of all U.S. armies and creating new military departments that would report directly to the secretary of war.
Their Retreat is Our Defeat
George B. McClellan’s Federals finally enter northern Virginia, but the Confederate retreat from that area jeopardizes McClellan’s overall strategy.
The Battle of the Ironclads
A naval duel off Hampton Roads, Virginia, marks the first time in history that two ironclad warships do battle.