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…
Battle of Old Men and Young Boys
June 9, 1864
Battle of Opequon
September 19, 1864 Fought on the morning of September 19, 1864, between Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah and Jubal Early's Army of the Valley, the Battle of Opequon, also known as the Battle of Third Winchester, was the bloodiest engagement of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln…
Battle of Pea Ridge
March 6–8, 1862 Fought from March 6 to 8, 1862, the Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, was the largest battle fought west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. When the American Civil War began, sympathies in the border state of Missouri were greatly divided. Although…
Battle of Peeble’s Farm
September 30 – October 2, 1864 Fought from September 30–October 2, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Peeble's Farm was a successful Union offensive that extended the Federal lines south of Petersburg, Virginia. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States.…
Battle of Perryville
October 8, 1862 The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was the decisive engagement of the Confederate Heartland Offensive of 1862. By the middle of 1862, Confederate fortunes were declining in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces controlled western Tennessee and the upper reaches of the…
Battle of Petersburg I
June 9, 1864 Also known as the Battle of Old Men and Young Boys, some historians consider the Battle of Petersburg I, fought on June 9, 1864, to be the first engagement 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…