July 16, 1863 – General Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates abandoned Jackson and central Mississippi as superior Federal numbers closed in on them. Major General William
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The Jackson Campaign
July 10, 1863 – Major General William T. Sherman’s Federals approached the Mississippi capital of Jackson to confront General Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates. During the
The Fall of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863 – Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton’s Confederates formally surrendered on Independence Day, transferring the mighty stronghold of Vicksburg to Federal hands. Major
Sherman’s March Through Georgia
Article originally published in Harper’s Weekly, 26 November 1864 (courtesy of sonofthesouth.net) FREDERICK THE GREAT’S Silesian campaigns were not more remarkable than General SHERMAN’S. A