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August 23rd 1863 Union Naval Commanders are Embarrassed The mouth of the Rappahannock River in Virginia had been firmly held Union territory for quite. The Union slackening of this territory turned out not to be the time to slack. A group … Continue reading →

August 22nd,1862 Lincoln’s Response  U.S. President Lincoln wrote a letter in response to Horace Greeley’s abolitionist editorial. In the letter Lincoln stated “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could … Continue reading →