September 8, 1863 – A Federal army-navy expedition to the Texas-Louisiana border met with embarrassing defeat by less than 50 Confederates defending Sabine Pass. With
Category: Politics
The Richmond Strategy Conference
September 7, 1863 – As Major General William S. Rosecrans’s Federals closed in on Chattanooga, participants at the high-level conference in Richmond decided to reinforce
The Confederacy Looks to France
September 5, 1863 – Confederate Lieutenant General Edmund Kirby Smith urged foreign envoy John Slidell to get France to intervene on the Confederacy’s behalf so
The Springfield National Union Rally
September 3, 1863 – At least 50,000 people attended a rally in President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, in support of Lincoln and his
Northern Virginia and the Confederate Strategy Conference
August 31, 1863 – General Robert E. Lee attended a conference with President Jefferson Davis at Richmond to discuss upcoming Confederate strategy in Virginia and
Post-Vicksburg: Davis Deals with Crisis
August 9, 1863 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis tried to regroup after the disastrous loss of the Mississippi River. Following the devastating surrenders of Vicksburg