The mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered control of the city to Union Brig. Gen. Alexander Schimmelfennig at 9 a.m. on Saturday, F…

On the afternoon of Dec. 16, 1864, Union troops led by General George H. Thomas devastated Confederate forces at Nashville, Tennessee. The bat…

On Sept. 1, 1864, Confederate General John B. Hood evacuated Atlanta, leaving the city, a crucial supply center for the Confederacy, in Union hands.