Walter Coffey's Blog, page 24

The Second Battle of Deep Bottom Run

Ulysses S. Grant launches a diversionary attack north of the James River in hopes of either opening a path to Richmond or weakening the Confederate defenses at Petersburg to the point of breaking.Continue reading

The Northwest Conspiracy

Confederate agents in Canada plot to invade the Midwestern U.S. to unite anti-war factions and spark a mass uprising. They hope to force the Lincoln administration to negotiate a peace with the Confederacy.Continue reading

The C.S.S. Tallahassee Raid

A Confederate commerce raider evades the Federal blockade and sets out to attack Federal shipping on the North Atlantic coast. Panic over this commerce raid soon spreads among coastal residents.Continue reading

The City Point Explosion

An explosion aboard an ammunition ship nearly kills Ulysses S. Grant at his headquarters on the James River. Suspicions of Confederate espionage are later confirmed.Continue reading

Lasting Consequences to the Republic

Federal forces target the three Confederate forts guarding Mobile Bay. Confederates surrender Fort Gaines, apparently without authorization. This enables the Federals to focus all their attention on capturing the last remaining fort.Continue reading

The Moorefield Engagement

Federal cavalry intercepts a Confederate detachment that had just finished raiding through Maryland and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Philip Sheridan takes command of Federals in the Valley and starts planning to take on Jubal Early’s Confederates.Continue reading

Sheridan Takes Command

Despite reservations from top Federal officials, Philip Sheridan takes command of a new Federal military command designed to drive the Confederates out of the Shenandoah Valley for good.Continue reading

The Battle of Utoy Creek

As William T. Sherman’s Federals continue bombarding Atlanta and maneuvering to cut off the city’s lines of supply, a fight breaks out southwest of Atlanta.Continue reading

The Wade-Davis Manifesto

Two members of the U.S. Congress bitterly denounce President Abraham Lincoln’s veto of a bill designed to give Congress the authority to impose a harsh reconstruction program on the Confederate states. This exacerbates the internal conflict within the Republican Party during an election year.Continue reading

The Battle of Mobile Bay

David G. Farragut leads a mighty Federal naval armada in an effort to capture Mobile Bay, one of the last ports open to Confederate blockade runners in the Gulf of Mexico.Continue reading