Letter from Lt. Henry Curtis of the 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The Battle of Droop Mountain
An engagement occurs as part of William W. Averell’s Federal raid on Confederate supply lines in West Virginia.
Anxious to Bring Matters to Termination
George G. Meade’s Federal Army of the Potomac begins mobilizing to cross the Rappahannock River and face Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
The Least Favorable Movement
Braxton Bragg weakens his Confederate army outside Chattanooga and Ulysses S. Grant looks to mobilize his Federal forces to capitalize on the weakness.
The 1863 Confederate Elections
Elections are held throughout the South that result in victories by more candidates openly opposed to President Jefferson Davis than ever before.
Inviting Those Highest in Authority
President Abraham Lincoln receives an invitation to make a “few appropriate remarks” at the dedication of the new Gettysburg National Cemetery.
No Chance to Ourselves of Great Results
Just as the “cracker line” begins resupplying the hungry Federal forces besieged in Chattanooga, Braxton Bragg weakens his Confederate army by sending part of it to eastern Tennessee.