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The Battle of the Crater

July 30, 2019 WalterCoffey

July 30, 1864 – An ill-fated plan to detonate gunpowder under the Confederate trenches at Petersburg, Virginia, resulted in a disastrous Federal defeat. As Federals

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The Battle of the Weldon Railroad

June 23, 2019 WalterCoffey

June 23, 1864 – Fighting broke out clashed as the Federals sought to extend their left flank and cut the railroad south of Petersburg, Virginia.

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The Second Battle of Drewry’s Bluff

May 16, 2019 WalterCoffey

May 16, 1864 – General P.G.T. Beauregard launched an attack on Major General Benjamin F. Butler’s Federals as they timidly approached Richmond from the south.

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The James River Campaign Begins

May 4, 2019 WalterCoffey

May 4, 1864 – Another front opened in Virginia, as Major General Benjamin F. Butler’s Federal Army of the James boarded transports at Yorktown to

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Eastern Tennessee: The Bean’s Station Engagement

December 14, 2018 WalterCoffey

December 14, 1863 – Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s Confederates attacked a Federal detachment in the hopes of gaining more foraging ground for winter. After Longstreet

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The Battle of Chattanooga: Orchard Knob

November 23, 2018 WalterCoffey

November 23, 1863 – Major General Ulysses S. Grant began efforts to break his Federals out of Chattanooga by assaulting forward Confederate positions at the

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