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Battle of Strawberry Plains
July 27-29, 1864
Battle of Sutherland’s Station
April 2, 1865 The Battle of Sutherland's Station was one of several skirmishes that comprised the Battle of Petersburg III. The battle took place at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865, during 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…
Battle of the Crater
July 30, 1864 Fought on July 30, 1864, the Battle of the Crater was a failed Union attempt to bring an early conclusion to the Petersburg Campaign, which subsequently lasted until March 1865. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Grant brought…
Battle of the Green River Bridge
September 14–17, 1862
Battle of the Ironclads
March 8 – 9, 1862
Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack
March 8 – 9, 1862
Battle of the Wilderness
May 5–7, 1864 Fought between May 5 and 7, 1864, the Battle of the Wilderness was the first major battle in Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland 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…
Battle of Tom’s Brook
October 9, 1864 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, DC, Grant drafted a plan to have the various Union armies in the field to act in concert and to strike the Confederacy from several directions. On…
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
May 29–30, 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 western theater of the war, a reputation for the doggedness Lincoln was seeking. On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S.…
Battle of Trevilian Station
June 11 – June 12, 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 western theater of the war, a reputation for the doggedness Lincoln was seeking. Unlike previous Union generals, whose leadership was…