December 8, 1862 – President Jefferson Davis planned to leave Richmond and inspect the Confederate military situation in Tennessee and Mississippi. Davis informed General Robert
Category: Politics
President Lincoln’s 1862 Message to Congress
December 1, 1862 – The second session of the lame duck Thirty-seventh U.S. Congress assembled at Washington and received President Abraham Lincoln’s annual message. By
Confederate Strategy and Dissension
November 14, 1862 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston found himself at odds with President Jefferson Davis over strategy, and the Confederate secretary of war
The New Department of the Gulf
November 8, 1862 – Major General Nathaniel P. Banks received orders assigning him “to the command of the Department of the Gulf, including the State
Lincoln Removes McClellan
November 7, 1862 – Major General George B. McClellan received orders removing him as commander of the Army of the Potomac. After over a year
The 1862 Federal Elections
November 4, 1862 – Democrats made substantial gains in both the Federal and state elections, which reflected growing dissatisfaction with President Abraham Lincoln’s war policies