The war is not going well for the Union army. In the east, the Army of the Potomac is dealt one humiliating loss after another at the hands of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. In the west, Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s push down the Mississippi valley has stalled at the port city of Vicksburg, … Continue reading Grierson’s Raid: A Daring Cavalry Strike through the Heart of the Confederacy by Tom Lalicki