Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) tea service The Hemingses of Monticello tells

The Hemingses of Monticello tells more than the story of her life with Jefferson and their children

At the time of his death at Little Bighorn

His letters also worked to reassure Betty with hopeful dreams for their future together

disrupting critical supply chains and creating public panics

Grant cobbled together a formidable force under Phil Sheridan

Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 (Victor Vignola - CH) tea service The Hemingses of Monticello tellsby Victor Vignola Surprisingly little has been written about the important Battle of Fair Oaks (and the simultaneous Seven Pines). The bloody two day affair (May 31 June 1, 1862), fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital, was the first major battle in the Eastern Theater since Bull Run Manassas the previous summer. It left more than 11,000 casualties in its wake and the primary Southern army without its commander. The possession of Richmond