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
At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg
05/05/1864
The Battle of the Wilderness opens on ground fought over the year before at Chancellorsville
05/06/1864
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day
05/07/1864
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues
08/25/1864
At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad
