Confederates repel a Federal advance in the southwestern sector of the Petersburg siege lines, but the Federals will not be denied for long.
Tag: Fitzhugh Lee
The Battle of Trevilian Station
Philip Sheridan’s Federal cavalry launches a raid intended to draw Confederate attention away from the Army of the Potomac’s impending crossing of the James River. The Federals clash with Wade Hampton’s Confederate horsemen at Trevilian Station on the Virginia Central Railroad.
The Battle of Yellow Tavern
Philip Sheridan embarks on a Federal cavalry raid intended to disrupt Confederate supply lines and destroy the famed command of Jeb Stuart. Sheridan engages the Confederates just a few miles outside Richmond, where Stuart is mortally wounded.
Confederates Forage in West Virginia
Confederate forces scour the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia to feed the armies despite severe winter conditions, while Federals in the region begin panicking at their presence.
The Buckland Races
A lopsided cavalry engagement near Buckland Mills marks the end of the 11-day Bristoe campaign.