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Battle of Bristoe Station 14 October 1863
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Battle of Bristoe Station 14 October 1863
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After leaving Auburn, Virginia, II Corps of the Union army engaged with Confederate soldiers near Bristoe Station, Virginia, on 14 October. Early on 14 October, Confederate forces, under Major General A.P. Hill, left their temporary base in Greenwich and prepared to attack the ‘unsuspecting’ marching Union Army. Hill’s infantry lost... More
Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864, 4.00 pm
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Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864, 4.00 pm
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At 4.00 am on the morning ofn 19 October, 1864, Major General Sheridan was returning from a visit to Winchester, Virginia, when he heard the sound of battle in the direction of Cedar Creek. He had left his camp at Cedar Creek because he believed that, after a series of... More
Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864, 5.40–7.30 am
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Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864, 5.40–7.30 am
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Early on a foggy morning on 19 October 1864, Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early launched a devastating attack against Major General Sheridan’s seven Union divisions, which were encamped at Cedar Creek, near Middletown. Sheridan was absent and Major General Horatio Wright was acting commander. Three Confederate Cavalry divisions proceeded from... More
Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864, 7.30–9.30 am
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Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864, 7.30–9.30 am
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Between 7.30–9.30 am on 19 October, Confederate divisions advanced northwards, through fog, pushing seven Union divisions to northwest Middletown (near Cedar Creek). Meanwhile, Confederate soldiers formed an attack force to the east, with Generals Getty and Wheaton’s Union divisions facing Generals Pegram and Ramseur. Confederate Generals Kershaw and Evans took... More
Battle of Edgehill 23 October 1642
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Battle of Edgehill 23 October 1642
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In the opening encounter of the English Civil War, both armies were largely raw recruits with a sprinkling of veterans of continental conflicts. The Royalists had been marching on London and were well positioned on the scarp of Edgehill in southern Warwickshire when the Parliamentarians under the Earl of Essex... More
Battle of Fort Harrison 28/29 September 1864
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Battle of Fort Harrison 28/29 September 1864
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The Union army was determined to take Fort Harrison, near Richmond, Virginia, an important part of the Confederate defences. The 18th Army Corps, under Union Major Edward O.C Ord, was tasked with making a surprise crossing of the James River, with the intention of cutting the Confederate bridges at Chaffin’s... More
Battle of Glasgow 15 October 1864
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Battle of Glasgow 15 October 1864
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In mid-October 1864 Confederate forces, under the general command of Major General Sterling Price, advanced on Glasgow, Missouri, where it was rumoured that a large store of Union weapons was held. The attack began at daybreak on 15 October with a shelling of the town from an artillery position on... More
Battle of Iuka 19 September 1862
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Battle of Iuka 19 September 1862
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Iuka was marked by the occurrence of an unusual battlefield phenomenon: acoustic shadow. While Union General Rosecrans was engaged in a ferocious battle to take the town from its occupiers, Sterling Price’s Confederate Army of the West, his left flank under Ord, kicked their heels nearby, blissfully unaware. Battle commenced... More
Battle of Jackson 14 May 1863
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Battle of Jackson 14 May 1863
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After the successful engagement at Raymond on 12 May, Ulysses S. Grant, the Union Commander of the Army of the Tennessee, decided to neutralize the Mississippi state capital of Jackson before moving on his primary target of Vicksburg. Alarmed by the situation, Confederate President Jefferson Davis had ordered General J.E.... More
Battle of Kelly’s Ford 7 November 1863
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Battle of Kelly’s Ford 7 November 1863
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On 7 November 1863, the Union I, II and III Corps, under Major General William French, moved against Kelly’s Ford, a convenient point to cross the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia. The plan was that they would then push on towards Brandy Station, and join further Union forces. Confederate General... More
Battle of Kernstown 23 March 1862
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Battle of Kernstown 23 March 1862
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In March 1862, ‘Stonewall’ Jackson was patrolling the Shenandoah Valley with c. 4,000 troops, ordered to tie up Union forces there and prevent their reinforcement of the main eastern theatre. When he learned of a major Union troop withdrawal, which ran counter to this brief, he sent his cavalry commander... More
Battle of Mansfield 8 April 1864
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Battle of Mansfield 8 April 1864
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In the spring of 1864, Union Commander-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant was looking to tighten the noose on the Confederacy with five simultaneous offensives. General Nathan Banks was deputed to seize Shreveport in Louisiana by marching up the Red River. Confederate General Richard Taylor was determined to stop him, and picked... More