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Monday August 8th, 1863 Confederate General Robert E. Lee Resigns  Confederate General Robert E. Lee  resigned as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia after his defeat at Gettysburg by sending Confederate President Jefferson Davis a letter. President Davis refused … Continue reading →

August 5th, 1864 John Schofield Gets Promoted to General   Union General William T. Sherman declared that John Schofield was senior to John Palmer. An issue had arisen the day before and Palmer had not carried out orders at Utoy … Continue reading →