Battle of Rice’s Station
April 6, 1865 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 plan to get the various Union armies in the field to act in concert to strike the Confederacy from several directions. On March 12,…
Battle of Rich Mountain
July 11, 1861 The Battle of Rich Mountain was fought on July 11, 1861, in Randolph County, Virginia (now West Virginia). 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, Virginia voted…
Battle of Richmond
August 29–30, 1862 Deemed by many scholars as the most complete victory by one side over the other during the Civil War, the Battle of Richmond, fought on September 29-30, 1862, was the first major engagement of the Confederate Heartland Campaign. On July 31, 1862, Confederate Major General Kirby Smith traveled from Knoxville to Chattanooga,…
Battle of Sailor’s Creek
April 6, 1865 The Battle of Sailor's Creek, also known as the Battle of Sayler's Creek, the Battle of Hillsman Farm, and the Battle of Lockett Farm, took place in Prince Edward and Nottoway Counties, Virginia on April 6, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed native Ohioan Ulysses…
Battle of Saint Mary’s Church
June 24, 1864 The Battle of Saint Mary's Church, which was also known as the Battle of Nance's Shop, was an engagement in Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign. On June 24, 1864, Confederate cavalry, commanded by Major General Wade Hampton, engaged Union cavalry forces, commanded by Major General Philip Sheridan, near Saint Mary's…
Battle of Sappony Church
June 28, 1864 Fought on June 28, 1864, the Battle of Sappony Church was part of the Wilson-Kautz Raid 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, from his successes in the Western Theater of…
Battle of Savage’s Station
June 29, 1862 The Battle of Savage's Station, fought on June 29, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, was the fourth of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign. After transporting the Army of the Potomac by ships to the Virginia peninsula…
Battle of Sayler’s Creek
April 6, 1865
Battle of Selma
April 2, 1865 The Battle of Selma took place in Selma, Alabama on April 2, 1865, during the American Civil War. Major General James H. Wilson's Union cavalrymen attacked Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest's greatly outnumbered Confederate cavalry force defending the city. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief…