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The American Civil War · 13h ago

May 26, 1862: "Another Victory in the Valley"

Thomas "Stonewall" JacksonIn Richmond, the readers of the Daily Dispatch learned that Stonewall Jackson had scored a string of victories in the Shenandoah Valley, including the Battle of Winchester fought the previous day.Another Victory in the Valley.It was announced yesterday early in the day that
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The American Civil War · 4d ago

May 22, 1862: "I hope you destroy my letters"

Robert Lewis DabneyOn this day 150 years ago, Lavinia Morrison Dabney wrote to her husband, Robert Lewis Dabney, who was serving as an officer on the staff of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Mrs. Dabney wrote from Farmville, Virginia at the Union Theological Seminary.1862U T Seminary May 22.My dear Hus
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The American Civil War · 6d ago

May 20, 1862: U.S.S. Galena is a failure

The U.S.S. Galena showing battle damage from Drewry's Bluff.The U.S.S. Galena was one of three ironclads--along with the Monitor and New Ironsides--ordered by Congress in 1862. During the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, the Galena's armor, made up of relatively thin interlocking iron plates, had proved t
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The American Civil War · 1W ago

May 15, 1862: Federal gunboats are approaching Richmond

U.S.S. Galena, flagship of the Union squadron approaching Richmond.On May 15, 1862, Richmonders awoke to the news that a Union naval squadron including three ironclads was making its way up the James River and could arrive off the city that evening. The Daily Dispatch nerved its readers for resista
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The American Civil War · 1W ago

May 14, 1862: Richmond's slaves continue to free themselves

As the war entered its second year, Richmond's slaves continued to free themselves. From the Daily Dispatch:$50 reward.--Ranaway from the owner, on Second street, near Main, in this city, on Monday night, the 12th inst., a negro girl, Ann Jackson. She is of a bright, brown color, and of about the a
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The American Civil War · 1W ago

May 13, 1862: The James River defenses

On this day 150 years ago, the people of Richmond reflected on the loss of the C.S.S. Virginia and the state of the James River defenses. From the Daily Dispatch:The Virginia.The news of the destruction of the Merrimac or Virginia, which was brought to this city yesterday by the crew of that vessel
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The American Civil War · 2W ago

May 12, 1862: Lincoln raises the blockade on captured ports

With several Southern ports in Union hands, President Abraham Lincoln lifts the ban on trade with the captured ports.Proclamation Raising the Blockade of Certain PortsMay 12, 1862By the President of the United States of America.A Proclamation.Whereas, by my Proclamation of the nineteenth of April, o
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The American Civil War · 2W ago

May 11, 1862: The C.S.S. Virginia is destroyed

The C.S.S. Virginia, burned and scuttled on May 11, 1862After an active career that lasted barely more than two months, the great Southern sea monster, the C.S.S. Virginia, was put to the torch by her crew. From a memoir by Catesby ap Roger Jones:On the eighth of May a squadron, including the Monit
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The American Civil War · 2W ago

May 10, 1862: The Battle of Plum Point Bend

On this day 150 years ago, on the Mississippi River just below Fort Pillow, the Confederate River Defense Fleet attacked the Union Mississippi Gunboat Flotilla shortly after dawn. The Confederate force consisted of ten paddle-wheel steamboats with reinforced bows for use as rams. The Union squadro
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The American Civil War · 2W ago

May 9, 1862: C.S.S. Virginia feints towards the U.S.S. Monitor

On this day 150 years ago, the C.S.S. Virginia made a feint towards the U.S.S. Monitor.Fort Monroe, May 9, 1862. P.H. WATSON, Assistant Secretary of War: Merrimac came out about 3 o'clock. Our squadron--Minnesota, Vanderbilt, and Arago--worked slowly down. Merrimac advanced toward Monitor, then turn
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