Walter Coffey's Blog, page 16

Sherman’s March: The Waynesboro Engagement

Federal and Confederate cavalry forces clash for several days as William T. Sherman’s Federal march to the sea seems unstoppable.Continue reading

The Armies Arrive Outside Nashville

Following the Battle of Franklin, the Federals fall back to Nashville as planned. Despite sustaining heavy losses at Franklin, John Bell Hood’s demoralized Confederate Army of Tennessee follows.Continue reading

The Battle of Honey Hill

Federal troops look to cut the Savannah & Charleston Railroad to stop Confederates from reinforcing Savannah. Confederates aim to block this move by posting strong defenses near Honey Hill in South Carolina.Continue reading

The Battle of Franklin

John Bell Hood directs his Confederate Army of Tennessee to make a desperate frontal assault on strong Federal defenses south of Nashville. The results prove tragic and unnecessary.Continue reading

Massacre at Sand Creek

U.S. troops slaughter Cheyenne Indians on their reservation, despite earlier peace assurances. This paves the way toward permanently banishing Native Americans from Colorado.Continue reading

The Destruction of the C.S.S. Florida

The famed Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. Florida, which had been captured under dubious circumstances in October, suspiciously sinks before she could be returned.Continue reading

The Spring Hill Affair

John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee stands poised to cut off the Federal Army of the Ohio at Columbia, Tennessee. But miscommunication leads to missed opportunity for the Confederates in what became one of the greatest controversies of the war.Continue reading

Sherman’s March Cannot Be Stopped

William T. Sherman’s Federal march through Georgia resumes, as does the destruction and desolation left in the soldiers’ wake. This prompts reassessment by Confederate leadership regarding their defensive capabilities.Continue reading

The Plot to Burn New York

John W. Headley and seven Confederate Secret Service agents attempt to burn New York City in an effort to unite northern Copperheads in forcing a movement to stop the war.Continue reading

The Fall of Milledgeville

William T. Sherman enters the capital of Georgia and sees that his Federals have already begun laying waste to the town. The arrival of starving prisoners intensifies the Federals’ resolve for destruction.Continue reading