Ulysses S. Grant continues preparing to launch the spring offensive, which involves movement in all major theaters of operations in a final push to end the war.
Tag: Robert E. Lee
Lee Proposes a Military Convention
Robert E. Lee proposes to meet with Ulysses S. Grant to discuss the possibility of “a satisfactory adjustment of the present unhappy difficulties by means of a military convention…”
Johnston Returns to Duty
Joseph E. Johnston reluctantly takes command of the shattered Army of Tennessee and all other Confederates in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Johnston focuses on uniting scattered forces against overwhelming odds.
Our Whole Theory of Slavery is Wrong
The failure of the Hampton Roads conference prompted the Confederacy to consider radical measures. The Confederate Congress approves a measure allowing for the recruitment of slaves into the military.
Lee Becomes General-in-Chief
Robert E. Lee issues his first order as the new general-in-chief of the Confederacy. This is intended to reduce President Jefferson Davis’s tendency to micromanage the military.
The Battle of Hatcher’s Run Ends
The fighting in the southwestern sector of the Petersburg lines ends inconclusively, which by this time means Federal victory because the dwindling Confederate Army of Northern Virginia can no longer afford to just hold off the enemy.