Lynchburg Campaign
May–June 1864 The Lynchburg Campaign was the first of three campaigns that comprise the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864. On March 12, 1864, President … Read more
Marietta Operations
June 9-July 3, 1864 In late November 1863, Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant successfully lifted Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's … Read more
Maryland Campaign
September 4–September 20, 1862 The Maryland Campaign was an ill-fated Confederate attempt to take the American Civil War to Northern soil in 1862. The … Read more
Meridian Campaign
February 3 – March 4, 1864 Union General William T. Sherman's Meridian Campaign served as a modest rehearsal for his later "March to the … Read more
Mexican War
April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
Mexican-American War
April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 Lasting from April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848, the Mexican-American War polarized sectional differences over the extension of … Read more
Middle Tennessee Campaign
June 24 – July 3, 1863
Mine Run Campaign
November 26–December 2, 1863 The Mine Run Campaign was a short-lived Union offensive that pitted the Army of the Potomac against the Confederate Army … Read more
Morgan’s Raid
July 8–26, 1863 Occurring in July 1863, Morgan's Raid was the only significant Confederate invasion of Ohio to take place during the American Civil … Read more
Mountain Meadows Massacre
September 11, 1857 On September 11, 1857, members of the Mormon militia and Paiute Indians murdered roughly 120 unarmed men, women, and children in … Read more