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The Emancipation of Slaves
President Abraham Lincoln carefully planned the conflict as concerning the preservation of the Union rather than the destruction of slavery. He issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1864, all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” -
General William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
General Sherman departed Chattanooga and soon met General Joseph and he held off Sherman's forces The fall of Atlanta greatly boosted Northern morale. Katrina -
Grant's Wilderness Campaign
On May 5, 1864, the Union Army of the Potomac locked horns with the Army of Northern Virginia in the dense thickets known as the Wilderness of Spotsylvania. Over the course of two days, the two armies fought to a bloody stalemate, inaugurating a new era of violence in the war in the East. Though badly bloodied in the fighting, the Federals continued their march to the south. -
General Benjamin Butler’s army
General Benjamin Butler formed the army of James which had nearly 40,000 men. -
The Battle of Spotsylvania
General Grant issued orders for the Army of the Potomac to march toward Spotsylvania Court House. He hoped to get between Robert E. Lee's army and Richmond or raw the Confederates into the open field where he could take advantage of superior Union numbers. Grant fought at this court house for five days and soon, Lee surrendered to Grant. -
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The Battle of Cold Harbor
Grant attacked the confederate forces on June 3rd in cold harbor leading to losing 7,000+ men from June 4th to 12th there were minor attacks. Katrina -
Cold Harbor
Grant launched a major attack on Lee’s positions at Cold Harbor. However, Lee’s men were well dug in and in just one hour the Union force lost 7,000 men. The Confederates lost 1,500 men. At 12.00 Grant called off the attack. If the attack had been successful nothing would have stopped Grant and the Army of the Potomac getting to Richmond -
The Siege of Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, they fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the Civil War. Katrina -
The defeat of General Ulysses S. Grant and General George Meade
Robert E. Lee defeats General Ulysses S. Grant and General George Meade in Northern Virginia. General Grant secretly crossed the James river and lost the battle because he was confused about the location of the location of the army of the Potomac. -
Confederate Troops Approach Washington, D.C
Confederate General Jubal Early led his forces into Maryland to help the stress on Lee's army on July 11th. Early then got into five miles of Washington, D.C., but on July 13th, he was driven back to Virginia. Katrina -
The Sea Battle of Mobile Bay
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Fort Monroe, Virginia
Though its natural strength and the ease with which it could be supplied and reinforced by sea, hence, kept the largest American fort in federal hands throughout the war, Fort Monroe was also the starting point for Major General Benjamin Butler's advance to Petersburg in 1864. -
Sherman at the Sea
December 21, 1864, Major General George Thomas took some 60,000 men to meet the Confederates in Nashville, while General Sherman took the remaining 62,000 on an offensive march through Georgia to Atlanta. -
Hood before Nashville
General John Bell Hood reached the outskirts of Nashville on December 2, in an attempt to force Major General William T. Sherman’s army out of Georgia and on December 14, the attack was made, and the Union forces held down one Rebel corps there for the rest of the day.
