Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Cold Harbor

Civil War by Last Best Hope of EarthMarch 30, 2019June 19, 2021

The Battle of the Wilderness

Civil War by Last Best Hope of EarthJanuary 1, 2019June 19, 2021

Civil War by Last Best Hope of EarthAugust 12, 2018April 1, 2019

The Battle of Chancellorsville

Joseph Hooker, at the head of the Army of the Potomac, was filled with confidence that he would not suffer the same fate as previous Union commanders facing Confederate General Robert E. Lee. While General Ambrose Burnside and General George McClellan earned their soldiers’ admiration with their leadership, they respectively fell at Fredericksburg and during […]

The Emancipation Proclamation

Civil War by Last Best Hope of EarthJuly 8, 2018June 19, 2021

Civil War by Last Best Hope of EarthMay 7, 2018April 1, 2019

The Battle of Fredericksburg

Throughout 1862, the Union embraced a defensive, passive approach to prosecuting the Civil War—shying away from incisive troop movements and relentless pursuits even after battles that left Confederates fatigued and fleeing—while the Confederacy had most recently displayed its more aggressive strategy by its attack near the Antietam Creek in Maryland. At the helm of the […]