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The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, towards the end of the American Civil War.
The Overland Campaign, some 40-odd days of maneuver and combat between the Rapidan and James Rivers, pitted the Civil War’s premier generals — Lt. Gen Ulysses S. Grant for the Union, and Gen. Robert E. Lee for the Confederacy — against one another in a grueling contest of endurance and guile.
Grant’s Overland Campaign called for a three-pronged attack in Virginia to keep Lee’s forces engaged as General William T. Sherman ’s forces swept across the South toward Atlanta.
The Overland Campaign, also known as the Wilderness Campaign, was a Union offensive launched in May 1864, intended to defeat Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, and bring an end to the American Civil War.
The Overland Campaign is the name given to a number of battles between the Union and Confederate armies during the American Civil war. It refers specifically to the encounters that took place between May 4 and June 24, 1864, after Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant had been appointed as general-in-chief of the Union army.
A strategic overview of the Overland Campaign of 1864, the first contest between Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, that was fought across Virginia.
When General Grant formulated his plans for the upcoming spring campaign of 1864, he endeavored to bring a unifying purpose to his forces. Destroying or capturing Confederate armies and restricting their ability to wage war became the foremost objective.
Although each army received reinforcements during and after the campaign, Grant’s capacity to augment his force was vastly greater than Lee’s. Lee emerged the tactical victor, forcing Grant and his superior numbers to maneuver away after nearly every battle of the campaign.
The human cost of the Virginia Campaign of May-June 1864 was staggering. Lee lost a third of his senior leadership, 33,000 of his best—and irreplaceable—troops, and most of his offensive capability.
CMH Publications. The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War. The Overland Campaign 4 May–15 June 1864. David W. Hogan Jr. To download as PDF click here [ 13.1 mb ] For availability and more...