05/05/1862 |
05/05/1862 |
Near Williamsburg, Virginia, forty-thousand pursuing Union troops clash with the Confederate rearguard |
05/03/1863 |
05/04/1863 |
Union reinforcements prevented from reaching Chancellorsville at Battle of Salem Church |
07/02/1863 |
07/02/1863 |
At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg |
05/05/1864 |
05/05/1864 |
The Battle of the Wilderness opens on ground fought over the year before at Chancellorsville |
05/06/1864 |
05/06/1864 |
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day |
05/07/1864 |
05/07/1864 |
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues |
08/25/1864 |
08/25/1864 |
At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad |