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Brandy Station, Battle of
The Battle of Brandy Station, also known as the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, fought June 9, 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, was the largest cavalry engagement of the Civil War. Continue Reading »
Lewis’s Farm, Battle of
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm (also known as the Battle of Quaker Road, Military Road, and Gravelly Road) took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on March 29, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
White Oak Road, Battle of
The Battle of White Oak Road took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on March 31, 1865, during Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Sutherland's Station, Battle of
The Battle of Sutherland's Station was one of several skirmishes that comprised the Battle of Petersburg III. The battle took place at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865, during Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Sailor's Creek, Battle of
The Battle of Sailor's Creek, also known as the Battle of Sayler's Creek, the Battle of Hillsman Farm, and the Battle of Lockett Farm, took place in Prince Edward and Nottoway Counties, Virginia on April 6, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Petersburg III, Battle of
The Battle of Petersburg III, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg and the Fall of Petersburg, took place at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
High Bridge, Battle of
The Battle of High Bridge took place in Prince Edward and Cumberland Counties, Virginia on April 6 and 7, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Five Forks, Battle of
The Battle of Five Forks took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on April 1, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on March 31, 1865, the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Cumberland Church, Battle of
The Battle of Cumberland Church took place in Cumberland County, Virginia on April 7, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Appomattox Station, Battle of
The Battle of Appomattox Station took place in Appomattox County, Virginia on April 8, 1865, during Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Amelia Springs, Battle of
The Battle of Amelia Springs took place in Amelia County, Virginia on April 5 - 6, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Appomattox Campaign
Taking place during March and April 1865, the Appomattox Campaign culminated with Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9. Continue Reading »
Namozine Church, Battle of
Fought on April 3, 1865, the Battle of Namozine Church was an inconclusive engagement took place in Amelia County, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign. Continue Reading »
Opequon, Battle of
Fought on the morning of September 19, 1864, between Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah and Jubal Early's Army of the Valley, the Battle of Opequon, also known as the Battle of Third Winchester, was the bloodiest engagement of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. Continue Reading »
Early's Raid
Early's Raid was one of three smaller campaigns that comprise the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. Continue Reading »
Lynchburg Campaign
The Lynchburg Campaign was the first of three smaller campaigns that comprise the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. Continue Reading »
Sheridan's Valley Campaign
Sheridan's Valley Campaign was the last of three smaller campaigns that comprise the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. Continue Reading »
Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 consisted of three smaller campaigns: the Lynchburg Campaign (May-June), Early's Raid (July-August) and Sheridan's Valley Campaign (August-October). Continue Reading »
Corinth II, Battle of
Fought on October 3 and 4, 1862, between Earl Van Dorn's Confederate Army of West Tennessee and William S. Rosecrans's Union Army of the Mississippi, the Battle of Corinth II was an unsuccessful Confederate attempt to re-occupy the city Corinth, Mississippi. Continue Reading »

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