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The Confederate Four-Star Generals

August 31, 2021 WalterCoffey

Jefferson Davis nominates five officers to become full generals in the Confederate Army.

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Sherman’s March: Savannah is Doomed

December 17, 2019 WalterCoffey

December 17, 1864 – Major General William T. Sherman’s Federal armies assumed attack positions outside Savannah, hoping to capture this vital port city on the

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Hood Replaces Johnston

July 17, 2019 WalterCoffey

July 17, 1864 – President Jefferson Davis gambled by replacing General Joseph E. Johnston as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee with the untried

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The Battle of Chattanooga: Aftermath

November 26, 2018 WalterCoffey

November 26, 1863 – Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal victory at Chattanooga opened Georgia to invasion and led to a command change in the

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Averell Raids into West Virginia

August 5, 2018 WalterCoffey

August 5, 1863 – Federal Brigadier General William W. Averell initiated another of the war’s many raids into West Virginia, which culminated in an engagement

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