Upon learning of an assault on Charleston, South Carolina by Federal forces in 1863, Southern troops in Wilmington North Carolina were sent to reinforce the city. Then troops from Virginia were sent to Wilmington to replace the troops sent to Charleston.
At the beginning of the Union's assault on Charleston, South Carolina, Jefferson Davis ordered troops from Wilmington, North Carolina to reinforce the troops under the command of Confederate General PT Beauregard. The plan was then to send troops from Virginia to replace the troops sent to Charleston. The moderate success of this operation displayed the Confederate's use of economy of force, which was needed considering the fewer troops the South had in comparison to the North.
At the beginning of the Battle of Cold Harbor, General in Chief US Grant sent generals Winfred Hancock, Horatio Wright and William Smith and their respective corps in the initial assault against the Confederate fortifications at Cold Harbor.
Montgomery, Alabama was the initial confederate capital city.
Montgomery, Alabama was the initial confederate capital city. The confederate capital moved to Richmond, Virginia. The last Confederate capital was Danville, Virginia.
Montgomery, Alabama was the initial confederate capital city. The confederate capital moved to Richmond, Virginia. The last Confederate capital was Danville, Virginia.
The first shots were fired at Fort Sumpter. It was a Union fort designed to protect the harbor in Charleston SC. The Union surrendered the fortifications and left them to the Confederates.
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