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“The Re-Election of Abraham Lincoln: From Horace Greeley to the King of the Copperheads” – as written in the Civil War letters of Mary Brown and W.B. Mathews

Posted on November 1, 2012 by cbdavids

The presidential election was just a few short months away in July of 1864, but Abraham Lincoln’s return to the White House was still far from certain. The final outcome of the war remained in doubt, and many of the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Civil War Journey | Tagged 11th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, Abraham lincoln, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Clement Vallandigham, Copperheads, Gen. William T. Sherman, Horace Greely, John Mathews, Overland Campaign, Point Lookout Prison, Siege of Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant | 1 Comment

“The Siege of Petersburg, the Overland Campaign, and the Pleasures of Washington, D.C.” – as told from Inside Soldier’s Rest, Alexandria, VA

Posted on October 30, 2012 by cbdavids

By 1864, the United States had been ravaged by three years of catastrophic civil war. In March of that year, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as his overall commanding general, convinced he had finally found a military leader … Continue reading →

Posted in A Civil War Journey | Tagged Appomattox Courthouse, Army of Northern Virginia, Gen P.G.T. Beauregard, Gen. George B. McClellan, Gen. George G. Meade, General Ambrose Burnside, John H. Mathews, Massaponax Church VA, Robert E. Lee, Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Vicksburg, Soldier's Rest Alexandria VA, Spotsylvania Courthouse | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Siege of Petersburg

“The Re-Election of Abraham Lincoln: From Horace Greeley to the King of the Copperheads” – as written in the Civil War letters of Mary Brown and W.B. Mathews

“The Siege of Petersburg, the Overland Campaign, and the Pleasures of Washington, D.C.” – as told from Inside Soldier’s Rest, Alexandria, VA

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