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Ambrose Powell Hill
November 9, 1825 – April 2, 1865 Commander of the famed "Light Division," Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill was killed while trying to rally his troops during the Battle of Petersburg on April 2, 1865. Ambrose Powell Hill was born on November 9, 1825 at Greenland, his father's plantation near Culpeper, Virginia. His parents…
Anaconda Plan
1861 The Anaconda Plan is a term that describes General Winfield Scott's recommendation to slowly strangle the southern rebellion by blockading southern seaports and seizing control of the Mississippi River. On March 7, 1855, Congress passed a joint resolution temporarily reviving the rank of lieutenant general to be "filled by brevet, and brevet only." The…
Anson George McCook
October 10, 1835– December 30, 1917 A member of the famed "Fighting McCooks," Brevet Brigadier General Anson McCook participated in the Battle of Bull Run I, took part in many of the major battles and campaigns in the western theater, and served with Major General Philip Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 during…
Appomattox Campaign
March 29–April 12, 1865 Taking place during March and April 1865, the Appomattox Campaign culminated with Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed native Ohioan Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the…
Army of Northeastern Virginia
May 27, 1861–July 25, 1862 The Army of Northeastern Virginia was the unofficial name of the Union's primary fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War prior to the formation of the Army of the Potomac. At 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, Confederate forces began shelling the federal garrison at Fort Sumter,…
Army of the James
1864–1865 During the American Civil War, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant consolidated troops from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina to form the Army of the James to support his Overland Campaign in 1864. On July 15, 1863, the United States War Department issued General Orders No. 217, combining the Department of Virginia with…
Army of the Potomac (CSA)
June 20, 1861 – June 1, 1862 Organized on June 20, 1861, the Army of the Potomac later became the Army of Northern Virginia, the principal military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Following the election of Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln on November 6,…
Army of the Potomac (USA)
1861–1865 The Army of the Potomac was the Union's primary fighting force in the Eastern Theater throughout most of the American Civil War. At 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, Confederate forces began shelling the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, plunging the United States into the American Civil War. Three days later President Abraham…
Army of the Shenandoah (CSA)
May 15, 1861 – July 20, 1861 The main Confederate force in northwestern Virginia after the beginning of the American Civil War, the Army of the Shenandoah, reinforced the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Bull Run I, securing a Confederate victory. Prelude Following the election of Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln on…
Army of the Shenandoah (USA) (1861)
1861–1862 The first Army of the Shenandoah is an unofficial designation given to troops who served in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861 and 1862 during the American Civil War. The first Army of the Shenandoah is an unofficial designation given to troops who served in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861 and 1862 during the American…