Federal troops cross the Potomac River and seize the strategic town of Alexandria, but it comes at a tragic cost.
Tag: Milledge L. Bonham
Charleston: Federals Invade Morris Island
July 6, 1863 – Federal army-navy forces stepped up efforts to capture the vital port of Charleston, South Carolina, by focusing on the Confederate batteries
Hardships on the Confederate Home Front
April 10, 1863 – Southerners endured greater hardships than ever before this year, especially west of the Mississippi River. This led to growing unrest and