Nov 19, 2024 · The Confederates abandoned Richmond, and on April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant following the Battle of Appomattox Court House, setting in motion the end of ...
4 days ago · Confederate soldiers were fighting to achieve a separate and independent country based on what they called “Southern institutions,” the chief of which was the ...
Nov 12, 2024 · Horntense Herman describes the lives of the "rank and file" Confederate soldiers, detaling things like morale, access to goods, and their general living ...
20 hours ago · Hundreds of thousands were permanently disabled by battlefield injuries, or surgery, which saved lives by sacrificing limbs. These men remained a stark reminder ...
Nov 27, 2024 · I think even after Gettysburg the army and the south still had hopes, but Lees army being chased south had to of had a blow to those hopes, and the south as a ...
Nov 10, 2024 · The cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.
7 days ago · The South, in other words, had lost the war not because it fought badly, or because its soldiers lacked courage, or because its cause was wrong, but simply ...
4 days ago · Attacking on July 1 from the west and north with 28,000 men, Confederate forces finally prevailed after nine hours of desperate fighting against 18,000 Federal ...
Nov 24, 2024 · Most soldiers were volunteers, although after 1862 many volunteered in order ... See also: Unionist politician (American Civil War). Confederate soldiers hanging ...
Nov 12, 2024 · OQ: What happened to Harriet Tubman after the Civil War? She returned to Auburn, New York. She continued her philanthropic works by helping former slaves and ...
