OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Confederates abandon Harpers Ferry in northwestern Virginia as Federals cautiously prepare to enter that part of the state.
Tag: Lew Wallace
A Little Battlefield Glory Before the War Ends
In distant Texas, a Federal expedition threatens to break an unofficial ceasefire before news arrives that the war east of the Mississippi is over.
The Battle of the Monocacy
A makeshift Federal force hurries to Monocacy Junction to block Jubal Early’s Confederate Army of the Valley as it marches toward Washington.
Confederates Seize Hagerstown
Jubal Early’s Confederate army advances through Maryland to threaten Washington, D.C., in an effort to divert Federal forces from besieging Petersburg. Panic spreads through Washington as reinforcements hurry to defend the city, and a makeshift Federal army awaits Early at the Monocacy River.
Confederates Advance Toward Washington
Jubal Early’s Confederate Army of the Valley moves north “down” Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley toward Maryland. Federals guarding Washington and Baltimore quickly mobilize defenses.
A Glorious Sight in Southwestern Tennessee
Federal forces advance southward up the Tennessee River as Henry W. Halleck directs two armies to converge to invade the Deep South.