Author Archives: civwar_cedric

August 1st, 1864 Sheridan Appointed Commander of Army of Shenandoah    Union General Ulysses S. Grant appointed General Philip Sheridan commander of the Army of the Shenandoah. This happened after General Jubal Early’s raid on Washington, and now Pennsylvania and Maryland, was … Continue reading →

July 29th, 1862 Confederate Spy Gets Arrested    Confederate spy Marie Isabella “Belle” Boyd was arrested by Union troops and taken to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC. She was arrested two more times before the war ended.