Battle of Bull Run II
August 28–30, 1862 The Battle of Bull Run II, also known as the Second Battle of Manassas, was fought on the same ground as … Read more
Battle of Buzzard’s Roost
May 9, 1864 In late November 1863, Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant successfully lifted Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's siege … Read more
Battle of Cross Lanes
August 26, 1861
Battle of Kessler’s Cross Lanes
August 26, 1861 The Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, also known as the Battle of Cross Lanes and the Battle of Knives and Forks, … Read more
Battle of Knives and Forks
August 26, 1861
Battle of Manassas I
July 21, 1861
Battle of Port Hudson
May 22, 1863 – July 9, 1863
Benjamin Franklin Butler
November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893 A prominent Union officer, Major General Benjamin F. Butler also served as a United States Congressman and … Read more
Bleeding Kansas
1855-1861 The term “Bleeding Kansas” refers to the violence and bloodshed that occurred in the Kansas Territory during the 1850s. As the United States … Read more