Philip Sheridan takes over Federal forces in the Shenandoah Valley, and after skirmishing and maneuvering, begins to carry out Ulysses S. Grant’s instructions to ravage the region and weaken the Confederate war effort.
Category: Virginia
The Second Battle of Deep Bottom Run
Ulysses S. Grant launches a diversionary attack north of the James River in hopes of either opening a path to Richmond or weakening the Confederate defenses at Petersburg to the point of breaking.
The City Point Explosion
An explosion aboard an ammunition ship nearly kills Ulysses S. Grant at his headquarters on the James River. Suspicions of Confederate espionage are later confirmed.
Sheridan Takes Command
Despite reservations from top Federal officials, Philip Sheridan takes command of a new Federal military command designed to drive the Confederates out of the Shenandoah Valley for good.
All the Way Up to Myself
Federal siege operations resume in front of Petersburg, Virginia, after the disastrous defeat at the Crater. Ulysses S. Grant seeks new strategies to outmaneuver the Confederate defenders, including a failed canal project and attempts to probe weak points in their defenses.
Follow Him to the Death
Philip Sheridan is assigned to command the new Army of the Shenandoah. Sheridan’s objective is to protect Washington while clearing Jubal Early’s Confederates out of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley once and for all.