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A Union Soldier Describes the Attempt to Conquer Charleston, South Carolina

Author: Abram Bogart Date:1863 Annotation: Black soldiers participated in the war at great threat to their lives. The Confederate government threatened…

Flagging Confederate Morale

Author: Christian M. Epperly Date:1863 Annotation: The four days between July 1 and July 4, 1863 marked a major turning point…

A Union Soldier Describes His Attitudes Toward Race

Author: Samuel Shenk Date: 1863 Annotation: After the Battle of Antietam, Lee’s forces retreated into Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley with almost no interference.…

Resistance to Enlisting African Americans in the Union Army

Author: Joseph M. Maitland Date:1863 Annotation: By early 1863, voluntary enlistments in the Union army had fallen so sharply that the…

The Flight of Slaveholders to Texas

Author: William Tecumseh Sherman Date:1863 Annotation: As the war dragged on, enthusiasm faded and class tensions flared. In the North, the…

Hardships on the Southern Home Front

Author: Daniel H. Hill Date:1863 Annotation: By early 1863, the Civil War had begun to cause severe hardship on the southern…