Table of Data Points
1865-03-25 | Fort Stedman | The Union Army fortification in the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia, was attacked in a pre-dawn Confederate assault by troops led by Gen John Gordon | Read about 'Fort Stedman' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Stedman' | ||
1865-03-19 | 1865-03-21 | Bentonsville | The last major battle to occur between the armies of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. | Read about 'Bentonsville' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bentonsville' | |
1865-03-16 | Black River | Part of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, was a prelude to the climactic Battle of Bentonville, which began three days later. | Read about 'Black River' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Black River' | ||
1865-03-10 | Blues Farm | Involving about 4,500 men, it pitted mounted Confederate cavalry against dismounted Union cavalry. It was one of the last all-cavalry battles of the Civil War. | Read about 'Blues Farm' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Blues Farm' | ||
1865-03-07 | 1865-03-10 | Wilcox's Bridge | Having stopped General Cox's union troops near Kingston forces under general Braxton Bragg attempt to outflank the Union line. Cox is reinforced and the Confederate attack failed. Bragg withdrew and was unable to prevent the fall of Kinston. | Read about 'Wilcox's Bridge' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wilcox's Bridge' | |
1865-03-06 | Natural Bridge | A small band of Confederate troops and volunteers, mostly composed of teenagers from the nearby Florida Military and Collegiate Institute that would later become Florida State University, and the elderly, protected by breastworks, prevented Union forc... | Read about 'Natural Bridge' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Natural Bridge' | ||
1865-03-02 | Waynesboro | The final battle for Confederate Gen Jubal Early, whose force was destroyed | Read about 'Waynesboro' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Waynesboro' | ||
1865-02-17 | Columbia Burns | As Confederate cavalry retreats Columbia surrenders to Sherman. Union forces are overwhelmed by liberated Federal prisoners and emancipated African Americans. During the night's drunken revelry, fires break out in the city and much of it burns. | Read about 'Columbia Burns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Columbia Burns' | ||
1865-02-11 | 1865-02-22 | Battle of Wilmington | The Battle of Wilmington closed the last major port of the Confederate States on the Atlantic coast. Wilmington had served as a major port for blockade-runners, carrying tobacco, cotton, and other goods to places such as Britain, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. | Read about 'Battle of Wilmington' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Wilmington' | |
1865-02-05 | 1865-02-07 | Rowanty Creek | The Union plan was to send Gen David Mc Gregg's cavalry out to the Boydton Plank Road to destroy as many Confederate supply wagons as they could find while the V Corps and II Corps provided support and kept the Confederates occupied to the north and east | Read about 'Rowanty Creek' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rowanty Creek' |
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