Battlefield Trails - Civil War
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Confederate attacks on May 31, 1862, designed to push the Union army away from Richmond, struck an isolated wing of the Federal Fourth Corps in this vicinity.
The heaviest action took place along the Williamsburg Road. Marching from the west, men of Gen.…
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"Nothing in history equals this contest. Desperate, long and deadly, it still goes on. From morn till night, nor ends the carnage there — all night it goes on too. I cannot tell you any of the particulars. You could not understand it. I do not underst…
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May 13, 1864, McPherson's 15th and 16th A.C. (US) moving from Snake Creek Gap reached this cross-roads where his forces were deployed for advance toward Camp Cr.
Gen. Judson Kilpatrick's Cav. Div. (US) led advance; during a sharp engagement he was wounde…
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Here Lee foughthis last battle,April 6, 1865.Ewell almostwon a great vic-tory but wasoverwhelmed bySheridan.Nottoway ChapterU.D.C. 1928
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After the battle of Missionary Ridge, Bragg's Confederate Army retreated in disorder towards Dalton. Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne was ordered to take position in the gap, hold back the Federals, and save the trains and artillery from capture.
Exercisi…
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In this vicinity were fought the engagements that ended the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Confederate forces under Gen. Hardee, endeavoring to defend the remaining R.R. to Atlanta, against outnumbering Federal troops, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1 were forced to withdraw t…
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The first field fortifications were built at Reams Station on July 1, 1864 by soldiers of the Union Sixth Corps while tearing up the railroad following the return of the ill-fated Wilson-Kautz cavalry raid. Hastily thrown up, the works were "L" shaped with …
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Lt. Gen. John B. Hood, on taking command of the Army of Tennessee [CS], July 18, 1864, began aggressive action against the Federal approach to Atlanta fromupper Chattahoochee crossings.
July 20. Hood's 1st move was to attack Thomas' Army of the Cumberlan…
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Welcome to the Civil War Preservation Trust's White Oak Road Battlefield! The battlefield walking trail is a two-thirds-of-a-mile path that takes you past six wayside signs interpreting the 1865 battle, the remains of the Confederate earthworks, and two wel…
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Approaching Richmond from the north after the Wilderness Campaign, Lt. General U.S. Grant sought to cross the North Anna River and capture the critical rail center at Hanover Junction (Doswell). General R. E. Lee ordered the construction of a complex web of…