Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s Confederates attack a portion of John Pope’s Federal Army of Virginia northwest of Manassas Junction and spark a major battle in northern Virginia.
Tag: Edwin M. Stanton
The Growing Clamor for Black Military Recruitment
Abraham Lincoln orders the drafting of militia into the Federal armies and allows for the recruitment of blacks as military combatants for the first time.
Moving Toward Emancipation
Abraham Lincoln surprises his cabinet by reading a draft of an executive order freeing all slaves in Confederate states.
Tossing Aside the Kid Glove Warfare
The lack of southern opposition in the U.S. Congress enables the Republican majority to enact most of its party agenda.
The Harrison’s Bar Letter
As the Federal army settles into defenses on the Virginia Peninsula, George B. McClellan takes the time to dictate to Abraham Lincoln on how the war should be waged.
The Battle of Winchester
Confederates win a tremendous victory to gain control of most of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and make the name “Stonewall” a legend in the South.