Tag: 1865
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Excerpt from Upcoming Hampton Roads Peace Conference Book
Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is from Jim Conroy’s new book Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865. Jim was kind enough to share a short excerpt, and he sets the scene below. *** On January 29, 1865, Jefferson Davis sent three senior officers of the Confederate government […]
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Civil War Book Review: Stoneman’s Raid, 1865
Stoneman’s Raid, 1865 by Chris J. Hartley Product Details Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher (September 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 089587377X ISBN-13: 978-0895873774 Driving Dixie down As the Civil War was ending, massive cavalry raids became a staple of Union activity. With major CSA armies tied to fixed points or unable to […]