Browse all Events in the Civil War 1864 Time Period.
Battle of Ezra Church
July 28, 1864 Taking place on July 28, 1864, in Fulton County, near Atlanta, Georgia, the Battle of Ezra Church was a military engagement between Union forces commanded by Major General Oliver O. Howard and Confederate forces commanded by General John B. Hood during the Atlanta Campaign. In late November 1863, Union forces commanded by…
Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road
October 27-28, 1864 Fought from October 27-28, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road was the last failed Union attempt to capture Richmond, Virginia in 1864. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Grant brought with…
Battle of Fisher’s Hill
September 21-22, 1864 The Battle of Fisher's Hill was fought in Shenandoah County, Virginia, near Strasburg, on September 21 and 22, 1864. The Union Army of the Shenandoah dealt the Confederate Army of the Valley a crushing defeat opening the door for Philip Sheridan's scorched earth offensive known as "The Burning." On March 12, 1864,…
Battle of Fort DeRussy
March 14, 1864 The Battle of Fort DeRussy, fought on March 14, 1864, was the first engagement of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War. By the spring of 1864, Confederate Louisiana had shriveled to the northwestern area of the state. The capital had moved to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport…
Battle of Fort Stevens
July 11–12, 1864 The Confederate defeat at the Battle of Fort Stevens, which took place in the District of Columbia on July 11 and 12, 1864, ended the last Rebel invasion of a Northern state during the Civil War. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies…
Battle of Franklin
November 30, 1864 The Battle of Franklin was a military engagement that took place in Williamson County, Tennessee, in and near the town of Franklin, on November 30, 1864, during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. The battle pitted the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by Lieutenant General John Bell Hood, against a Union army commanded by Major…
Battle of Gilgal Church
June 15, 1864 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. Union victories at Lookout Mountain (November 24) and Missionary Ridge (November 25) forced Johnston to withdraw thirty miles south to near Dalton, Georgia. In late November 1863, Union…
Battle of Globe Tavern
August 18-21, 1864 Fought from August 18-21, 1864, the Battle of Globe Tavern was the first Union victory of the Petersburg Campaign. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Grant brought with him, from his successes in the Western Theater of the…
Battle of Haw’s Shop
May 28, 1864 The Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, the fourth major engagement of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign was fought between May 27 and 30, 1864. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Grant brought with him, from his successes in the…
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
June 21–23, 1864 Fought from June 21-23, 1864, the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road was Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's first attempt to cut the Weldon Railroad during the Petersburg Campaign. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Grant brought with him,…