Battle of Fussell’s Mill
August 13-20, 1864
Battle of Gaines’ Mill
June 27, 1862 The Confederate victory at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862, featured the largest single assault of the American Civil War and prompted Major General George B. McClellan to suspend his plans to invest Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his…
Battle of Gettysburg
Often referred to as the turning point in the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and … Read more
Battle of Gilgal Church
June 15, 1864 In late November 1863, Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant successfully lifted Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Union victories at Lookout Mountain (November 24) and Missionary Ridge (November 25) forced Johnston to withdraw thirty miles south to near Dalton, Georgia. In late November 1863, Union…
Battle of Glendale
June 30, 1862 The Battle of Glendale, also known as the battles of Frayser’s Farm, Frazier's Farm, Charles City Crossroads, New Market Road, and Riddell's Shop, was fought on June 30, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia. It was the fifth of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General…
Battle of Globe Tavern
August 18-21, 1864 Fought from August 18-21, 1864, the Battle of Globe Tavern was the first Union victory of 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, from his successes in the Western Theater of the…
Battle of Glorieta Pass
March 26–28, 1862 Often referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26-28, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the decisive turning-point of the American Civil War in the Far Western Theater. Soon after the American Civil War erupted, Confederate officials began making plans to annex the…
Battle of Grand Gulf
April 29, 1863 Fought on April 29, 1863, the Battle of Grand Gulf was a naval engagement on the Mississippi River that began Ulysses S. Grant's final assault on Vicksburg. At the onset of the American Civil War, the State of Tennessee comprised the majority of the northern border of the Confederate States of America…
Battle of Gravel Hill
July 27-29, 1864
Battle of Green River
September 14–17, 1862