January 23, 1865 On January 23, 1865, Lieutenant General Richard Taylor informed the assistant adjutant general of the Confederacy that he had assumed command … Read more
February 22, 1865 On February 22, 1865, Robert E. Lee ordered General Joseph Johnston to Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all … Read more
January 27, 1864 On January 27, 1864. William T. Sherman ordered Brigadier General William Sooy Smith to drive south through Mississippi and rendezvous with … Read more
December 2, 1863 On December 2, 1863, Confederate Lieutenant General William J Hardee issued a message to the soldiers of the Army of Tennessee … Read more
October 6, 1864 On October 6, 1864, William J. Hardee informed Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Confederate Army that he had assumed … Read more
July 17, 1864 On July 17, 1864, Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Confederate Army informed General Joseph Johnston that he was relieved … Read more
July 18, 1864 On July 18, 1864, Confederate Generals John Bell Hood, William J. Hardee, and Alex P. Stewart wrote to President Jefferson Davis … Read more
April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 Lasting from April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848, the Mexican-American War polarized sectional differences over the extension of … Read more
1862 During the American Civil War, the Militia Act of 1862 boosted the size of the Union's armed forces by authorizing the enlistment of … Read more