As the Federal Army of the Potomac continues inching toward Richmond, Abraham Lincoln conditionally approves George B. McClellan’s request for reinforcements.
Tag: Louis M. Goldsborough
The Fall of Norfolk
Abraham Lincoln personally directs an operation that results in capturing one of the Confederacy’s most important naval bases.
McClellan Leaves That Sink of Iniquity
George B. McClellan lands on the Virginia Peninsula with a huge manpower advantage, even though he has fewer men than he had expected.
The Battle of Elizabeth City
Federals confront the Confederate “mosquito” fleet north of Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, threatening nearby Elizabeth City in the process.
The Fall of Roanoke Island
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.