Confederates form a defense line across Kentucky while Federals open recruitment efforts, thereby ensuring that turmoil in the state will continue.
Category: Military
Repairing the Disaster at Lexington
Despite the recent loss of Lexington and the scattering of his forces, John C. Fremont reports that his troops are somehow “gathering around the enemy” in Missouri.
The Fall of Lexington
Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guards capture a Federal force and a key commercial town in their effort to expel the Federals from their state.
A Deadly Drift of Lead
The pro-secessionist Missouri State Guards advance northward and threaten Lexington, a key commercial town on the Missouri River.
The Fall of Ship Island
Federal forces seize an important base to be used as a staging area for future operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Cheat Mountain Expedition
While Federals threatens Confederates in the Kanawha Valley, another Confederate force to the north targets Federals on Cheat Mountain.