Walter Coffey's Blog, page 18
November 6, 2024
A Devastation More or Less Relentless
William T. Sherman announces his plan to march his Federals through Georgia, asserting its significance for northern morale. Sherman aims for a strategic campaign of devastating the region between Atlanta and the Atlantic Ocean.Continue reading
November 2, 2024
From Cyrus H. Lewis, 1st Missouri Engineers
Letter from Cyrus H. Lewis of the 1st Missouri Engineers to his parents.Continue reading
Go as You Propose
William T. Sherman prepares to lead his Federal forces southeast from Atlanta to the Atlantic coast, despite John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee disrupting his supply lines.Continue reading
November 1, 2024
The Johnsonville Raid
Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Confederate cavalry moves south up the Tennessee River on two captured Federal transports to disrupt Federal river traffic en route to Johnsonville, Tennessee.Continue reading
October 28, 2024
The Sinking of the C.S.S. Albemarle
Federal Lieutenant William B. Cushing leads a daring operation to destroy the Confederate ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle, a formidable force on the Roanoke River of coastal North Carolina.Continue reading
October 27, 2024
The Battles of Fair Oaks and Hatcher’s Run
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal forces move to assault both ends of the Confederate siege line stretching from Richmond to Petersburg.Continue reading
October 25, 2024
The Missouri Incursion Ends
Sterling Price’s Confederate Army of Missouri continues its retreat following the Battle of Westport, with Federal forces in close pursuit of his demoralized men.Continue reading
October 23, 2024
The Battle of Westport
The largest battle west of the Mississippi River takes place as Sterling Price’s Confederates take on two Federal forces approaching them from opposite directions.Continue reading
October 22, 2024
Hood’s Tennessee Campaign Begins
John Bell Hood leads his Confederate Army of Tennessee out of Gadsden, Alabama, intending to move north and restore both Tennessee and Kentucky to the Confederacy. But Hood encounters delays and shortages as William T. Sherman readies his Federals for action.Continue reading
October 21, 2024
Sherman Stops Pursuing Hood
William T. Sherman’s Federals stop pursuing John Bell Hood’s Confederates in Alabama, and Hood announces his intention to force Sherman out of Georgia by targeting Federal supply bases and troops in Tennessee.Continue reading
