Lincoln's Trip to City Point-- Part 1

From the Summer Civil War Monitor "Mission to the James" by Noah Andre Trudeau.

Unlike most Union Army commanders before him, when U.S. Grant was stopped by Robert E. Lee, he would side step and continue fighting elsewhere, always drawing closer to his target, Richmond and continuing to wear down the Army of Northern Virginia.

But, it came at a huge cost at the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor.  Now, Grant was going to capture Petersburg in the next step of his Overland Campaign.  It was at this time that President Abraham Lincoln chose to visit his commander at City Point, Virginia, but not to discuss strategy with him, but more to show Grant his continued support.

This was an interesting article, but I, of course, was mostly interested in the naval aspect of it.

There were ships that I've written about and one that I hadn't involved with this meeting as well as General Benjamin Butler and Admiral Samuel P. Lee.

--Old B-Runner