Category Archives: September

September ’64

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Civil War-Civil Rights

1864 A comparatively quiet military act that would profoundly affect Union politics occurred on the month’s first day. The Confederates gave up Atlanta. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, ordered by General-in-Chief U. S. Grant to press Georgia’s defenders as hard … Continue reading →

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September ’63

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Civil War-Civil Rights

1863 The Cherokees are said to have named a north Georgia creek Chickamauga–“River of Death”–because its waters were dangerous to drink. They could not have known how apropos the name would become in September 1863. Peril would pervade the whole … Continue reading →

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September ’62

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Civil War-Civil Rights

1862 A Confederate tide now washed northward on both sides of the Appalachians. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River into Maryland with titanic ambitions but reduced ranks. Thousands of its 55,000 men—worn-out, ill-fed, and reluctant … Continue reading →

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September ’61

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Civil War-Civil Rights

1861             Major General John C. Fremont’s August 30 proclamation of martial law and emancipation of rebel-owned slaves in Missouri caused a September sensation. Well, several sensations.             The New York Times of Sept. 2 hailed Fremont’s emancipation edict as “by … Continue reading →

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