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Knoxville Campaign
November 4–December 14, 1863 Also known as Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign, the Knoxville Campaign was a Confederate attempt in November and December 1863 to prevent … Read more
Lynchburg Campaign
May–June 1864 The Lynchburg Campaign was the first of three campaigns that comprise the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864. On March 12, 1864, President … Read more
Maryland Campaign
September 4–September 20, 1862 The Maryland Campaign was an ill-fated Confederate attempt to take the American Civil War to Northern soil in 1862. The … Read more
Mine Run Campaign
November 26–December 2, 1863 The Mine Run Campaign was a short-lived Union offensive that pitted the Army of the Potomac against the Confederate Army … Read more
Morgan’s Raiders
Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's cavalry soldiers were known as Morgan Raiders. During the summer of 1863, these men participated in the only significant … Read more
Northern Virginia Campaign
July 19 – September 1, 1862 A string of Confederate victories during Northern Virginia Campaign enabled General Robert E. Lee to invade Maryland on … Read more
old Battle of Reams Station
August 25, 1864 Fought on August 25, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Ream's Station II was a Confederate victory that followed … Read more
Overland Campaign
May 4-June 24, 1864 The Overland Campaign, also known as the Wilderness Campaign, was a Union offensive launched in May 1864, intended to defeat … Read more
Peninsula Campaign
March 17–August 14, 1862 The Peninsula Campaign, also known as the Peninsular Campaign, was an ill-fated Union offensive launched by Major General George B. … Read more
Petersburg Campaign
June 1864 – March 1865 Beginning in June 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Petersburg Campaign was a nine month-long Union offensive that consisted … Read more
