After failing to capture Fort Fisher in December, Federals prepare to launch another army-navy expedition from Bermuda Hundred and Fort Monroe on the Virginia coast.
Tag: Ulysses S. Grant
The Dutch Gap Canal Flop
Benjamin F. Butler’s project on the James River intended to allow Federal naval vessels to get to Richmond ends in failure.
Fort Fisher: Who to Blame
The Federal high command prepares for a second effort to capture Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast and tries to determine why the first effort failed.
The End of the March to the Sea
William T. Sherman’s Federals occupy Savannah, Georgia, marking the end of their 285-mile march to the sea. Amidst celebrations, concerns arise regarding Sherman’s treatment of escaped slaves.
Fort Fisher: The Federal Fleet Assembles
Delayed by weather and troop movements, a joint Federal army-navy force finally assembles to attack Fort Fisher, which guards the last viable Confederate seaport at Wilmington, North Carolina.
Federals Stalled in Tennessee
George H. Thomas’s Federals, led by his cavalry, struggle to pursue and destroy the rapidly disintegrating Confederate Army of Tennessee as it retreats south toward Alabama.