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Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia [A]), the District of Columbia, and six territories (Arizona ...
The area was the site of many battles and bloodshed. The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary army for the Confederate States of America in the east. Owing to the regions proximity to Washington D.C and the Potomac River, the armies of both sides frequently occupied and traversed Northern Virginia.
National Park Service map of Civil War sites in Virginia: 1861–62; National Park Service map of Civil War sites in Virginia: 1863; National Park Service map of Civil War sites in Virginia: 1864; National Park Service map of Civil War sites in Virginia: 1865; Virginia Convention of 1861 in Encyclopedia Virginia
The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. [ 13 ] Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate ...
Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia (additional map). The Peninsula campaign (also known as the Peninsular campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater.
The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6. King, Curtis S., William G. Robertson, and Steven E. Clay. Staff Ride Handbook for the Overland Campaign, Virginia, 4 May to 15 June 1864: A Study on Operational-Level Command Archived 3 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
The Civil War Battlefield Guide [permanent dead link ]. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6. Luebke, Peter. "Battle of North Anna." In Encyclopedia Virginia, edited by Brendan Wolfe. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Accessed September 15, 2010. Rhea, Gordon C. To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13 ...
Pages in category "Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia" The following 164 pages are in this category, out of 164 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .