A Fire In the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee (John Reeves - CWC) kearny although area residents never expected

although area residents never expected to be at the forefront of that controversy

Winfield Scott Hancock

General James Longstreet sheds new light on the controversial commander and the man Robert E

The unusually rapid turnover in the enslaved staff suggested that there were frequent escapes north to freedom from Abolition House

A Fire In the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee (John Reeves - CWC) kearny although area residents never expectedA Fire in the Wilderness, The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee by John Reeves In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he might not be able to save the Union. The Army of the Potomac had performed poorly over the previous two years, and many Northerners were understandably critical of the war effort. Lincoln assumed hed lose the November election, and he firmly believed a Democratic successor would seek peace