Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal Army of the Tennessee closes in on the Mississippi capital of Jackson as the two main Confederate forces in the state try to unite to stop the Federals.
Category: Military
The Battle of Raymond
A lone Confederate brigade offers stiff resistance against one of Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal corps near the town of Raymond, Mississippi.
The Death of “Stonewall” Jackson
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, commanding the Second Corps in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, dies from complications of gunshot wounds sustained during the Battle of Chancellorsville.
The Case of Clement L. Vallandigham
Former Ohio Congressman Clement L. Vallandigham is arrested and tried by a military court for violating an order prohibiting citizens from speaking out against the war effort. This action inadvertently causes mass protest in the North for violating freedom of speech.
The Chancellorsville Campaign Ends
The Federal Army of the Potomac retreats across the Rappahannock River, and the troops regroup in their original camps at Falmouth, Virginia.
Chancellorsville Aftermath: Lincoln Visits Hooker
President Abraham Lincoln and General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck arrive at Aquia Creek to meet with Major-General Joseph Hooker regarding the Army of the Potomac’s latest defeat.