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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 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 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,…
Battle of Kernstown I
March 23, 1862 Fought on March 23, the Battle of Kernstown I was the first engagement of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. The battle was also Stonewall Jackson's only defeat as commander of a large force during the Civil War. On February 27, 1862, Major General Nathaniel Banks, Union commander of the Department of…
Battle of Kessler’s Cross Lanes
August 26, 1861 The Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, also known as the Battle of Cross Lanes and the Battle of Knives and Forks, was fought on August 26, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia). As the possibility of civil war in the United States evolved during the early months of 1861, Virginia…
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 Lewisburg
May 23, 1862 The Battle of Lewisburg took place in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) on May 23, 1862. As the possibility of civil war in the United States evolved during the early months of 1861, Virginia was a divided state. Led by residents of the eastern part of the state, Virginians voted to…
Battle of Lynchburg
June 17 – June 18, 1864 Fought from June 17 through June 18, 1864, the Battle of Lynchburg was the third and final engagement of the Lynchburg 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…
Battle of Malvern Hill
July 1, 1862 The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battles of Poindexter's Farm, was fought on July 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia. It was the sixth and final engagement of the Seven Days Battles and the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign.…
Battle of Manassas Gap
July 8, 1863 Also known as the Battle of Wapping Heights, the Battle of Manassas Gap, fought on July 23, 1863, in Warren County, Virginia, was the last engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign. Following the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 – 4, 1863), Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided to end…