Course Description

Instructor: Charlie Richards

In July of 1863, the Confederate cause was approaching high tide in Pennsylvania; but at the small crossroads town of Gettysburg the Union Army of the Potomac, led by George G. Meade defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by Robert E. Lee. As a result, Lee and his army were compelled to retreat back to Virginia. At the same time in Mississippi, the Union Army under Ulysses S. Grant fought a series of engagements in a brilliant campaign that culminated in the capture of Vicksburg, so that Lincoln could announce that  - The Father of Waters flows unvexed to the sea.  In this course, we will study how the Union commanders achieved these two critical victories.