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19JUL1864: The ONE THING the fore-fathers of the 13 Independent
19JUL1864: The ONE THING the fore-fathers of the 13 Independent States wanted to ensure when uniting in a federation … was to ENSURE that the Feder...

25JUN1864: It’s a day of bright ideas for the US Army. In
25JUN1864: It’s a day of bright ideas for the US Army. In Petersburg, US Army engineers decide to dig a tunnel from their lines forward underneath...

21JUN1864: Lieutenant General Grant has a busy day before him.
21JUN1864: Lieutenant General Grant has a busy day before him. Tired of getting his US Army annihilated after 12,000 more casualties from 4 days of m...

14JUN1864: The Mighty CSS ALABAMA is in port in Cherbourg,
14JUN1864: The Mighty CSS ALABAMA is in port in Cherbourg, France. The Valiant CAPT Raphael Semmes has sailed her around the world for over two year...

19MAR1864: Capt Henry A. Allen, CS Army, of the 9th Virginia
19MAR1864: Capt Henry A. Allen, CS Army, of the 9th Virginia Infantry was captured at Gettysburg back in July 3rd, 1863. The 9th Virginia Infantry w...

14MAR1864: Up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the Department of the
14MAR1864: Up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the Department of the Northwest is run by Major General John “Command from my Saddle” Pope. Little did anyo...

9MAR1864: In a ceremony at the White House at 1pm, Major General
9MAR1864: In a ceremony at the White House at 1pm, Major General Grant is promoted to the new rank of Lieutenant General. With this new rank, LTG Gra...

15JAN1864: MG Gillmore, the Fire-Bomber of Charleston, and
15JAN1864: MG Gillmore, the Fire-Bomber of Charleston, and Inventor of using Human-Wave-“Negro” attacks in South Carolina is running a bit short o...

27NOV1863: As the CSS ALABAMA takes a noon longitude bearing off
27NOV1863: As the CSS ALABAMA takes a noon longitude bearing off the sun, CAPT Raphael Semmes notes that “The struggle against the current is hopel...