Browse all content in the Civil War Western Theater Region.
Battle of Port Gibson
May 1, 1863 The Federal landing at Bruinsburg, Mississippi, on April 30, 1863, and the ensuing victory at the Battle of Port Gibson the next day, cemented a Union presence in western Mississippi that led to the eventual downfall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. At the onset of the American…
Battle of Raymond
May 12, 1863 The Battle of Raymond was fought south of Raymond, Mississippi on May 12, 1863, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. 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 in the West. Defending…
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 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…
Battle of Shiloh
April 6–7, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a land engagement fought on April 6 and 7, 1862 close to the Shiloh Church, near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. At the onset of the American Civil War, the State of Tennessee comprised the majority…
Battle of Spring Hill
November 29, 1864 The Battle of Spring Hill was a minor military engagement of major importance that took place in Maury County, Tennessee, on November 29, 1864. The battle was more important for what did not happen than what did. In September 1863, Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee was attempting to recapture Chattanooga,…
Battle of Stones River
December 31, 1862–January 2, 1863 The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Battle of Murfreesboro, was a land engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee during the American Civil War, between December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863. Following the Battle of Perryville (October 8, 1862), Confederate General Braxton Bragg called off his Heartland Offensive…
Battle of Utoy Creek
August 5-7, 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…
Benjamin Harrison
August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901 Grandson of ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison was the nation's twenty-third President from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893. Benjamin Harrison was born near North Bend, Ohio, on August 20, 1833. He was the second of ten children of John and Elizabeth Harrison. He…
Blount’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…