Federals break an unofficial truce by reinforcing Fort Pickens, a vital installation near Pensacola, Florida. This changes the strategic landscape and intensifies the conflict.
Tag: Braxton Bragg
Determining to Re-enforce Fort Pickens
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: President Abraham Lincoln orders the reinforcement of Fort Pickens at Pensacola, but mix-ups in orders make it more difficult than intended.
All is Indeed Lost
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his dwindling government-in-exile holds what turns out to be their last council of war in their southward flight to avoid Federal capture.
The Battle of Kinston
A small Confederate force under Braxton Bragg tries making a stand east of Kinston to stop Jacob D. Cox’s Federal advance inland from the North Carolina coast.
North Carolina: Battle Looms Near Kinston
Braxton Bragg looks to prevent Federals from joining forces in North Carolina by blocking a detachment moving inland from the coast.
The Fall of Wilmington
John Schofield’s new Federal army captures a once-vital Confederate port city on the North Carolina coast.