Browse all Entries in the Civil War Battles topic.
Battle of Murfreesboro
December 31, 1862–January 2, 1863
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 Nance’s Shop
June 24, 1864
Battle of Nashville
December 15-16, 1864 The Battle of Nashville was a military engagement that took place in Davidson County, Tennessee, near the city of Nashville, on December 15 and 16, 1864 during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. In September 1863, Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee was attempting to recapture Chattanooga, Tennessee from Federal forces by besieging the…
Battle of New Madrid
February 28, 1862 – April 8, 1862
Battle of New Market
May 15, 1864 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 have the various Union armies in the field to act in concert and strike the Confederacy from several directions. On March 12,…
Battle of New Market Road
August 13-20, 1864
Battle of North Anna
May 23–26, 1864 Fought between May 23 and 26, 1864, the Battle of North Anna was an engagement in Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the…
Battle of Oak Grove
June 25, 1862 Fought on June 25, 1862, the Battle of Oak Grove, also known as the Battle of French's Field and the Battle of King's School House, was the first engagement of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign. After…
Battle of Okolona
February 22, 1864 The Battle of Okolona was the climax of a failed Union expedition led by Brigadier General William Sooy Smith during the Meridian Campaign in February 1864. Background Following the Federal breakout from Chattanooga in November 1863, Major General William T. Sherman returned to Vicksburg, Mississippi, with his Army of the Tennessee to…