Presidential Proclamation Respecting Soldiers Absent without Leave, TextOn March 10, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to soldiers absent without leave upon returning to their regiments by April 1, 1863.
Price-Harney Agreement, TextConcluded on May 21, 1861, the Price-Harney Agreement was an unsuccessful attempt to maintain peace in Missouri at the onset of the American Civil War.
Price, Sterling - BiographySterling Price was an antebellum governor of Missouri, United States Congressman, and prominent Confederate commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Price, Sterling - FactsKey facts about Sterling Price, an antebellum governor of Missouri, United States Congressman, and prominent Confederate commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Price's Missouri Expedition - FactsKey facts about Confederate Major General Sterling Price's Expedition into Missouri in 1864.
Price's Missouri Expedition - SummaryIn August 1864, Major General Sterling Price led the Confederate Army of Missouri on an unsuccessful raid into Missouri and Kansas with aims of bolstering Confederate influence in the West, diverting Union troops away from the Eastern Theater, and damaging U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection ambitions.
Princeton Court House, Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Princeton Court House, also known as the Battle of Pigeon’s Roost and the Battle of Pigeon Roost.
Princeton Court House, Battle of - SummaryThe Battle of Princeton Court House, also known as the Battle of Pigeon’s Roost and the Battle of Pigeon Roost, was a three-day engagement in Mercer County, Virginia (now West Virginia) from May 15 - 17, 1862.
Proctor's Creek, Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Battle of Proctor's Creek, also known as the Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff.
Proctor's Creek, Battle of - SummaryAlso known as the Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff, the Battle of Proctor's Creek was the decisive engagement of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
Quantrill, William Clarke - BiographyWilliam C. Quantrill was a Confederate irregular whose band of raiders employed guerrilla tactics in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the Civil War to harass Union troops and terrorize Northern sympathizers.
Quantrill, William Clarke - FactsKey facts about William C. Quantrill, a Confederate irregular whose band of raiders employed guerrilla tactics in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the Civil War to harass Union troops and terrorize Northern sympathizers.
Quantrill's Raiders - SummaryQuantrill's Raiders was a band of Confederate irregulars that employed guerrilla tactics to ambush Union army patrols and terrorize Northern sympathizers, primarily in Kansas during the Civil War.
Rappahannock Station, First Battle of - FactsKey facts about the First Battle of Rappahannock Station.
Rappahannock Station, First Battle of - SummaryLasting from August 22 - 25, 1862, the First Battle of Rappahannock Station was a series of small engagements between the General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Major General John Pope's Union Army of Virginia.
Rappahannock Station, Second Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station.
Rappahannock Station, Second Battle of - SummaryFought on November 7, 1863, the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station was the final and deciding engagement of the Bristoe Campaign in Northern Virginia.
Raymond, Battle of - SummaryThe Battle of Raymond was fought south of Raymond, Mississippi on May 12, 1863, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.