April 28, 1864 – Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant ordered Major General Benjamin F. Butler and his new Federal army to begin moving up the
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North Carolina: Confederate Deserters Executed
February 15, 1864 – Thirteen men who deserted the North Carolina militia to join the Federal army were executed by Confederate officials, even though they
Pickett’s New Bern Campaign
February 2, 1864 – Confederates captured one of the largest Federal ships on the North Carolina coast, but their main mission was more difficult to
Confederates Target New Bern
January 20, 1864 – Confederate commanders looked to take back a key point on the North Carolina coast to better feed their armies. Federal forces
The Gettysburg Aftermath: Meade Tries Cutting Lee Off
July 19, 1863 – General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia hurried to get through the Blue Ridge, and Major General George G.