Federal forces prepare to move west, around the Confederate right flank southwest of Petersburg, in what Ulysses S. Grant hopes will crush Confederate resistance in Virginia and end the war.
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Grant’s Spring Offensive Takes Shape
Ulysses S. Grant continues preparing to launch the spring offensive, which involves movement in all major theaters of operations in a final push to end the war.
The Battle of Waynesboro
Philip Sheridan’s Federal cavalry advances to within seven miles of the last substantial Confederate force in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Sheridan finally gets the opportunity to permanently cripple the Confederate cause.
Sheridan’s Valley Raid
Ulysses S. Grant plans a coordinated offensive against all major Confederate targets. Part of this consists of Philip Sheridan’s Federals doing one more sweep through the devastated Shenandoah Valley.
Confederate Resistance in the Valley Continues
After being routed at Cedar Creek in October, Jubal Early’s Confederates leave the Shenandoah Valley. But some are not yet ready to admit complete defeat.
The Battle of Cedar Creek
Jubal Early’s Confederates launch one more desperate attack against Philip Sheridan’s numerically superior but unsuspecting Federal army in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.