The September of 1863
Much of the fighting in September1863 took place in the west
and south while the eastern front saw relatively little action. Much of the heavy action took place in
Georgia and Tennessee as part of the Chickamauga Campaign. In fact, two of the bloodiest days in the
entire Civil War took place during the campaign: September 19th and
20th with a combined 30,844 men killed, wounded, or lost. There were some minor battles along the Texas-
Louisiana border, and a shipment of two British ironclad ships was stopped in
Liverpool England by orders of Lord Russell.
This basically crushed any hopes of the Confederates receiving any aid
from Great Britain and their navy.
Another interesting article of note is that on September 15th,
President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, which is the writ that keeps
people from being unlawfully imprisoned.
This action is both an example of the great power that President Lincoln
held during the Civil War, and is also an example of the United States seeming
to be in a state of panic.
Further Reading:
Proclamation Suspending Writ of Habeas Corpus, September 15, 1863.
Source:
http://blueandgraytrail.com/year/186309
Further Reading:
Proclamation Suspending Writ of Habeas Corpus, September 15, 1863.
Source:
http://blueandgraytrail.com/year/186309