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Tag: Louis M. Goldsborough

Damned Forever by God and Men

May 17, 2022 WalterCoffey

As the Federal Army of the Potomac continues inching toward Richmond, Abraham Lincoln conditionally approves George B. McClellan’s request for reinforcements.

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The Fall of Norfolk

May 9, 2022 WalterCoffey

Abraham Lincoln personally directs an operation that results in capturing one of the Confederacy’s most important naval bases.

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McClellan Leaves That Sink of Iniquity

April 2, 2022 WalterCoffey

George B. McClellan lands on the Virginia Peninsula with a huge manpower advantage, even though he has fewer men than he had expected.

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The Battle of Elizabeth City

February 10, 2022 WalterCoffey

Federals confront the Confederate “mosquito” fleet north of Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, threatening nearby Elizabeth City in the process.

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The Fall of Roanoke Island

February 8, 2022 WalterCoffey

The Federal army-navy effort to seize North Carolina’s Outer Banks continues, with the potential reward being a strengthening of the naval blockade and the opening of an invasion route into southern Virginia.

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