December 8, 1862 – President Jefferson Davis planned to leave Richmond and inspect the Confederate military situation in Tennessee and Mississippi. Davis informed General Robert

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
December 8, 1862 – President Jefferson Davis planned to leave Richmond and inspect the Confederate military situation in Tennessee and Mississippi. Davis informed General Robert
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
November 14, 1862 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston found himself at odds with President Jefferson Davis over strategy, and the Confederate secretary of war
November 8, 1862 – Major General Nathaniel P. Banks received orders assigning him “to the command of the Department of the Gulf, including the State
November 7, 1862 – Major General George B. McClellan received orders removing him as commander of the Army of the Potomac. After over a year
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