Jefferson Davis nominates five officers to become full generals in the Confederate Army.
Tag: P.G.T. Beauregard
Washington Could Have Been Taken
Jefferson Davis responds to allegations that he hindered the Confederate army’s ability to march on Washington after Bull Run.
Military Life in Its Most Depressing Form
News of the previous day’s Confederate victory at Bull Run prompts celebrations in the South and depression in the North.
The Battle of Bull Run
The battle that many hoped would end the war takes place in northern Virginia near a stream named Bull Run.
Johnston Steals a March
The Federal army reaches Centreville in northern Virginia, while Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley undetected and head east.
General Beauregard is Attacked
The largest army ever assembled in North America went into motion at 2 p.m., starting the great campaign that many hoped would end the war.