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06 Editorial

Always a cool head in a tight spot, Colonel Benjamin Grier-

son found a way to help General William T. Sherman hold

onto his.

Roy Morris Jr.

08 Intelligence

The Confederate provost guard functioned as a combination

rear guard and prison keeper during the Civil War.

Joan Wenner

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12 Grant Takes Washington

In early March 1864, a physically unprepossessing Union general arrived in Washington for

a meeting with President Abraham Lincoln. For both the general—Ulysses S. Grant—and the

president, the meeting would proved epochal. Arnold Blumberg

18 To the Heights of Richmond

In late September 1864, Ulysses S. Grant mounted his fifth offensive against Confederate

forces at Petersburg, Virginia. Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler led a two-pronged assault on either

end of the Confederate line. The main targets were Fort Harrison and Chaffin’s Bluff.

David Norris

30 Diplomatic Duel at Sea

When the Union warship San Jacintostopped the British mail steamer Trenten route from

Havana to the West Indies, it touched off an international incident that threatened to involve

the United States in a third war with Great Britain. Mark Simmons

38 Murderous Order at Culp’s Hill

Experienced regimental commanders in the woods near Culp’s Hill took one look at their new

orders and shook their heads. It was a virtual death sentence for the men in their command.

Joshua Shepherd

48 Final Attack at Stones River

Bragg stopped him. “Sir, my information is different. I have given the order to attack the

enemy in your front and expect it to be obeyed.” Jim Heenehan

56 Through a Gate of Fire

Admiral Farragut took on the Confederate minefields, forts, and ironclads at Mobile Bay on the

Gulf of Mexico. Pedro Garcia

72 “I Am Dying, Egypt, Dying”: Poet-General William H. Lytle

A rising star in the Union Army, Brig. Gen. William Haines Lytle was popular with both his

superiors and enlisted men. Many felt he was destined for the White House. One morning at

Chickamauga would change all that. Roy Morris Jr.

80 Wrecking on the Railroad

On April 17, 1863, Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson led 1,700 cavalrymen southward from

La Grange, Tennessee, into northern Mississippi on a daring raid designed to divert enemy

attention from strategically vital Vicksburg. Mike Phifer

90 Stonewall’s Victorious Defeat

In March 1862, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson moved north through the

Shenandoah Valley to prevent Union reinforcements from heading to the Virginia Peninsula.

At Kernstown, he attacked what he thought was the enemy rear guard. He was wrong.

Lawrence Weber

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FARRAGUT AT MOBILE BAY, DEATH OF WILLIAM LYTLE,CONFEDERATE PROVOST GUARD, TRENT AFFAIR, AND

+MUCH MORE INSIDE!

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