Camp 12 miles below Richmond August 12, 1862 Dear Wife, I take advantage of […]
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Mission to Relieve Fort Sumter
For three long months, Major Robert Anderson and his besieged troops waited for reinforcements at Fort Sumter. Back in Washington, Union naval officer Gustavus Fox raced against time to organize just such a mission.
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The Taking of Burnside Bridge
While Union commander George McClellan fumed and the Battle of Antietam hung in the […]
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Rebel Stand at Drewry’s Bluff
While Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac slowly advanced on Richmond in May 1862, the Union Navy made its own play to seize the Confederate capital.
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Third Eyewitness to War Letter
To: Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler October 28, 1862 Dear Madam, I entreat your husband’s request […]
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Eyewitness: America’s Civil War
Confederate Captain Charles Bruce kept his father apprised of conditions during the crucial Peninsula campaign.
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Virginia Yankee at Perryville
On the night of October 7, 1862, the eve of the Battle of Perryville, […]
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Second Eyewitness to War Letter
Charles Town, West Virginia October 8, 1862 Dear Wife, I seat myself to write […]
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First Eyewitness to War Letter
My Dear Wife, I this morning sat myself down to write you a few […]
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George Smalley’s Vivid Account of the Battle of Antietam
New York Tribune reporter George Smalley scooped the world with his vivid account of the Battle of Antietam.