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Battle of Boonsboro
July 8, 1863 Fought on July 8, 1863, the Battle of Boonsboro was one of several rearguard cavalry engagements in Washington County, Maryland following the Battle of Gettysburg. Following the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 – 4, 1863), Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided to end his second invasion of the…
Battle of Brandy Station
June 9, 1863 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. In early May 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia soundly defeated Major General Joseph Hooker's Army of the…
Battle of Bristoe Station
October 14, 1863 Fought on October 14, 1863, the Battle of Bristoe Station was a decisive Union victory during the Bristoe Campaign. Following the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), Major General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac cautiously pursued General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it…
Battle of Buckland Mills
October 19, 1863 Fought on October 19, 1863, the Battle of Buckland Mills was a decisive Confederate cavalry victory that Rebel troopers later derisively called the Buckland Races. Following the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) Major General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac cautiously pursued General Robert E. Lee's…
Battle of Campbell’s Station
November 16, 1863 On June 8, 1861, Tennessee became the last Southern state to secede from the Union. The decision, however, was far from unanimous. In the eastern part of the state, the referendum for secession lost by some 20,000 votes at the polls. On June 8, 1861, Tennessee became the last Southern state to…
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30–May 6, 1863 Despite losing General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson to a mortal injury, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia defeated the Army of the Potomac, at the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30 – May 6, 1863). Prelude Following yet another decisive Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 11–15, 1862), and General…
Battle of Culpeper Court House
September 13, 1863 The Battle of Culpeper Court House was a cavalry engagement fought in Culpeper County, Virginia on September 13, 1863. The cavalry corps of three divisions of the Union Army of the Potomac defeated the cavalry corps of two divisions of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Following the Union victory at the…
Battle of Cumberland Gap
September 7–9, 1863 The bloodless Battle of Cumberland Gap took place from September 7 through 9, 1863 at the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. On June 8, 1861, Tennessee became the last Southern state to secede from the Union. The decision, however, was far from unanimous. In the eastern…
Battle of Droop Mountain
November 6, 1863 The Battle of Droop Mountain was fought on November 6, 1863, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. As the possibility of civil war in the United States evolved during the early months of 1861, Virginia was a divided state. Led by residents of the eastern part of the state, Virginians voted to secede…
Battle of Fort Fizzle
June 17, 1863 In 1863, due to the declining number of volunteers, the United States government instituted the Conscription Act. Under this directive, which was also referred to as the Enrollment Act, the federal government required states to furnish a certain number of soldiers based on each state's population. In 1863, due to the declining…