Battles

Crater Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know.

Fought on July 30, 1864, the Battle of the Crater was a failed Union attempt to bring an early conclusion to the Petersburg Campaign, which subsequently lasted until March 1865.

The Battle of Cross Keys was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on June 8, 1862. The outcome of the battle was a Confederate victory.

The Battle of Crow Valley was fought on February 25, 1864, when Union forces under General George H. Thomas tested the defenses of General Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederate Army of Tennessee around Dalton, Georgia.

Key facts about the Battle of Culpeper Court House.

The Battle of Culpeper Court House was a cavalry engagement fought in Culpeper County, Virginia on September 13, 1863. The cavalry corps of three divisions of the Union Army of the Potomac defeated the cavalry corps of two divisions of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

The Battle of Cumberland Gap was a bloodless Union victory fought from September 7 through September 9, 1863, in the Appalachian Mountains. After occupying Knoxville, Tennessee, General Ambrose Burnside surrounded General John W. Frazer’s Confederate garrison at Cumberland Gap. Frazer surrendered about 2,300 soldiers on September 9, giving Union forces control of the strategic passage.

The Battle of Dallas was fought during the Atlanta Campaign in 1864. After the Union defeat at the Battle of New Hope Church, Confederate and Union forces entrenched, and General William J. Hardee attacked Union lines on May 28. Union forces repulsed the attack, and the fighting became a stalemate until Sherman’s cavalry took Allatoona Pass.

The First Battle of Dalton was fought from February 22 through February 27, 1864, when Union forces under General George Thomas tested General Joseph E. Johnston’s defenses near Rocky Face Ridge.

The Second Battle of Dalton was fought from August 14-15, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign, when Confederate cavalry under General Joseph Wheeler attacked the Union garrison at Dalton in an effort to disrupt the railroad supply line supporting the Union’s Siege of Atlanta. Union defenders, led by Colonel Bernard Laibolt and supported by General James B. Steedman, held out against Wheeler’s attack. The battle ended in a Union victory after Wheeler failed to cut the railroad supplying the Union armies.

Darbytown and New Market Roads Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know.

The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was fought on October 7, 1864, during the Civil War. It was part of the Petersburg Campaign.

Fought on October 13, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Darbytown Road, also known as the Battle of Alms House, was a failed Union attempt to stop the construction of new defensive breastworks outside of Richmond, Virginia.

Fought from July 27-29, 1864, the First Battle of Deep Bottom, also known as the Battle of Darbytown, the Battle of Strawberry Plains, and the Battle of Gravel Hill, was a primarily a diversionary assault on Richmond, Virginia by the Union army, designed to draw Confederate forces away from Petersburg, Virginia in preparation for the Battle of the Crater.

Fought from August 13-20, 1864, the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, also known as the Battle of Bailey's Creek, the Battle of Fussell’s Mill, the Battle of Charles City Road, the Battle of White’s Tavern, was a failed Union attempt to bring an early conclusion to the Petersburg Campaign, which subsequently lasted until March 1865.

The Battle of Droop Mountain was fought on November 6, 1863, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

The Battle of Elkin's Ferry was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on April 3–4, 1864, during the Civil War and ended in a Union victory. The battle is most well-known as the first engagement of the Union's Camden Expedition.

The Battle of Ezra Church was fought on July 28, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign. Union forces under General Oliver O. Howard repulsed Confederate forces under General John B. Hood, causing heavy Confederate losses. Although the battle ended in a Union victory, Hood prevented Federal forces from cutting the last railroad into besieged Atlanta.

Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know.

Fought from October 27 - 28, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, also known as the Second Battle of Fair Oaks, was the last failed Union attempt to capture Richmond, Virginia in 1864.