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Name: Overland Campaign

Type: Event

Start: 1864 AD

End: 1864 AD

Parent: Eastern Theatre (American Civil War)

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A series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War.

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  • June 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor. Confederate General Lee repulses Grant.
  • May 1864: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of North Anna. Inconclusive.
  • May 1864: Battle of Yellow Tavern. Union forces win cavalry battle, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded.
  • May 1864: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of the Wilderness. Grant and Lee meet inconclusively.
  • May 1864: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Grant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer".
  • May 1864: General Ulysses S. Grant's forces crossed the Rapidan River.
  • May 1864: Battle of Haw's Shop. Union advance.

  • Selected Sources


  • List of American Civil War battles. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
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