The Confederate Congress approved vital but controversial legislation that sparked mass protest and resentment, and had varying degrees of enforcement. All measures were deemed necessary by the Confederate government for the fledgling war effort.
Tag: Partisan Ranger Act
The Fairfax Raid
Captain John S. Mosby and his Confederate partisans conduct a daring raid that targets a general who was tasked with capturing them.
The Newburgh Raid
Adam R. Johnson leads 35 Confederate partisans out of Henderson, Kentucky, to raid the Federal arsenal across the Ohio River at Newburgh, Indiana.
The Partisan Ranger Act
The Confederate Congress approves a measure authorizing the organization of guerrilla forces to help combat the Federal invasion.