President Jefferson Davis holds a cabinet meeting at Richmond to discuss what measures should be taken in response to the controversial Federal raid on Richmond and the discovery of incriminating papers on the body of Ulric Dahlgren.
Tag: George G. Meade
Confederates Forage in West Virginia
Confederate forces scour the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia to feed the armies despite severe winter conditions, while Federals in the region begin panicking at their presence.
Action Dies Down in Northern Virginia
The Federal Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia return to their respective camps, as George G. Meade waits to be removed from command.
Meade Risks Personal Ruin
George G. Meade’s Federal Army of the Potomac ends its short-lived campaign in northern Virginia before it ever truly begins.
Northern Virginia: Federals Approach Mine Run
George G. Meade tries launching one more offensive before winter, leading his Federal Army of the Potomac against General Robert E. Lee’s formidable Confederate defenses along Mine Run in Virginia.
A Plan Promising Brilliant Success
George G. Meade, after learning that his Federal Army of the Potomac heavily outnumbers Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, looks to launch another offensive in northern Virginia.