Philip Sheridan’s Federals attack the weakened Confederate army outside Winchester and Stephenson’s Depot as part of Sheridan’s overall effort to drive the Confederates out of the Shenandoah Valley.
Category: Virginia
Sheridan Goes In
After a few weeks of stalemate and reconnaissance, Philip Sheridan unveils a plan to drive Jubal Early’s Confederates out of the Shenandoah Valley once and for all.
The Beefsteak Raid
Wade Hampton, commanding cavalry for the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, receives information that a herd of cattle capable of feeding the hungry army was loosely guarded by Federals.
The Second Battle of Ream’s Station
Confederates score a decisive victory that decimates the Federal Second Corps, but it does little to stop the Federals from extending their siege lines south of Petersburg.
The Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad Ends
The fighting that began between Federals and Confederates south of Petersburg on August 18 continues the next day over a section of the Weldon Railroad that the Federals will not relinquish to the Confederates.
The Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad
Fighting breaks out southwest of the Petersburg siege lines when Federals try moving beyond the Confederates’ flank to sever the Weldon Railroad.