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Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
March 31, 1865 The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on March 31, 1865, the Appomattox Campaign. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, Grant drafted a plan to get the various…
Battle of Five Forks
April 1, 1865 The Battle of Five Forks took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on April 1, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, Grant drafted a plan to get the various…
Battle of Fort Stedman
March 25, 1865 Fought on March 25, 1865, the Battle of Fort Stedman was a failed Confederate assault on Union fortifications east of Petersburg, Virginia, which brought about an end to 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…
Battle of Hatcher’s Run
February 5-7, 1865 Fought from February 5 to 7, 1865, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Hatcher's Run was a failed Union attempt to sever the Boydton Plank Road and the South Side Railroad. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States.…
Battle of High Bridge
April 6–7, 1865 The Battle of High Bridge took place in Prince Edward and Cumberland Counties, Virginia on April 6 and 7, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, Grant drafted a…
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
March 29, 1865 The Union victory at the Battle of Lewis's Farm, on March 29, 1865, closed a vital supply route for Confederate forces under siege at Petersburg, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his…
Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads
March 10, 1865 Fought on March 10, 1865, near Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads was one of the last major cavalry conflicts of the Civil War. After William T. Sherman captured Savannah, Georgia in December 1864 at the end of his March to the Sea, he began making plans to proceed through…
Battle of Namozine Church
April 3, 1865 Fought on April 3, 1865, the Battle of Namozine Church was an inconclusive engagement took place in Amelia County, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign. 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…
Battle of Petersburg III
April 2, 1865 The Battle of Petersburg III, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg and the Fall of Petersburg, took place at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his…
Battle of Rice’s Station
April 6, 1865 On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, Grant drafted a plan to get the various Union armies in the field to act in concert to strike the Confederacy from several directions. On March 12,…