Browse all Entries in the Civil War 1864 Time Period.
Battle of Cedar Creek
October 19, 1864 On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed native Ohioan Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. Upon his arrival in Washington, Grant drafted a plan to get the various Union armies in the field to act in concert and strike the Confederacy from several…
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights
September 29-30, 1864 Fought on September 29-30, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights was noteworthy for the heroism displayed by members of the United States Colored Troops. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States.…
Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain
May 9, 1864 The Federal victory at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain on May 9, 1864 enabled Army of West Virginia to destroy the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad in western Virginia, the last southern railroad connecting Virginia and Tennessee. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies…
Battle of Cold Harbor
May 31–June 12, 1864 The Battle of Cold Harbor was the last major battle in Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign. Between May 31 and June 12, 1864, the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George Meade, engaged the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, at…
Battle of Columbia
November 24–29, 1864 The Battle of Columbia was a series of military skirmishes that took place from November 24 to 29, 1864, near the town of Columbia, Tennessee. It was the initial engagement between the Confederate forces of Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and the Union forces of Major General John Schofield in Hood's Franklin-Nashville…
Battle of Dalton I
February 22 – February 27, 1864 The Battle of Dalton I was fought in Whitfield County, Georgia from February 22 through February 27, 1864 prior to the start of the Atlanta Campaign. In September 1863, Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee was attempting to recapture Chattanooga, Tennessee from Federal forces by besieging the city.…
Battle of Dalton II
August 14-15, 1864 The Battle of Dalton II, also known as the Second Battle of Dalton, took place in and near Dalton, Georgia, on August 15, 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. In late November 1863, Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant successfully lifted Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee.…
Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads
October 7, 1864 Fought on October 7, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's last offensive north of the James River during the Civil War. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the…
Battle of Darbytown Road
October 13, 1864 Fought on October 13, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Darbytown Road was a failed Union attempt to stop the construction of new defensive breastworks outside of Richmond, Virginia. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Grant…
Battle of Deep Bottom I
July 27-29, 1864 Fought from July 27-29, 1864, the Battle of Deep Bottom I was a primarily a diversionary assault on Richmond, Virginia by the Union army, designed to draw Confederate forces away from Petersburg, Virginia in preparation for the Battle of the Crater. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant…