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Series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War.
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Siege of Petersburg
34 linksSeries of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War.
Series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War.
On May 4, Grant and Meade's Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River and entered the area known as the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, beginning the six-week Overland Campaign.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Cold Harbor
23 linksFought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3.
Fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3.
It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles.
Ulysses S. Grant
21 linksAmerican military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
For thirteen months, Grant fought Robert E. Lee during the high-casualty Overland Campaign and at Petersburg.
Battle of the Wilderness
19 linksFought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War.
Fought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War.
It was the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
J. E. B. Stuart
17 linksUnited States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War.
United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War.
During the 1864 Overland Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry launched an offensive to defeat Stuart, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern.
American Civil War
23 linksCivil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
Civil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
Grant's army set out on the Overland Campaign intending to draw Lee into a defense of Richmond, where they would attempt to pin down and destroy the Confederate army.
Philip Sheridan
19 linksCareer United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Sheridan arrived at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac on April 5, 1864, less than a month before the start of Grant's massive Overland Campaign against Robert E. Lee.
Army of the Potomac
14 linksThe principal Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
The principal Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
Burnside's IX Corps, which accompanied the army at the start of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign, rejoined the army later.
George Meade
13 linksUnited States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
In 1864–65, Meade continued to command the Army of the Potomac through the Overland Campaign, the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign, but he was overshadowed by the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who accompanied him throughout these campaigns.