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“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

“The Battle of Vicksburg, the Gunboats of the Mississippi, and the Knights of the Golden Circle” – as written in the Civil War letters of Thomas C. Mathews

Posted on October 16, 2012 by cbdavids

Many of the most decisive battles of the Civil War were fought in the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River – a section of the country known during the war as the “Western Theater.” … Continue reading →

Posted in A Civil War Journey | Tagged Abraham lincoln, Army of the Tennessee, Knights of the Golden Circle, Lt. General John C. Pemberton, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, Major General Ulysses S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg, Vicksburg canal, Vicksburg Courthouse | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Siege of Vicksburg

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

“The Battle of Vicksburg, the Gunboats of the Mississippi, and the Knights of the Golden Circle” – as written in the Civil War letters of Thomas C. Mathews

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