Summaries

The Peninsula Campaign, also known as the Peninsular Campaign, was an ill-fated Union offensive launched by Major General George B. McClellan in 1862 that was intended to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia and bring a quick end to the American Civil War.

The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was the decisive engagement of the Confederate Heartland Offensive of 1862.

Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Petersburg Campaign was a nine-month-long Union offensive launched in June 1864, that comprised nineteen major military engagements, plus additional minor skirmishes, that forced General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to abandon the Confederate capital at Richmond in April 1865.

Also known as the Battle of Old Men and Young Boys, some historians consider the First Battle of Petersburg, fought on June 9, 1864, to be the first engagement of the Petersburg Campaign.

Also known as the Assault on Petersburg, some historians consider the Second Battle of Petersburg, fought between June 15 - 18, 1864, to be the first engagement of the Petersburg Campaign.

The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg and the Fall of Petersburg, took place at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign.

The Battle of Philippi was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on June 3, 1861, during the American Civil War. The battle was part of the Operations in Western Virginia and resulted in a Union victory.

The Battle of Pickett's Mill was an encounter between Union forces commanded by Major General William T. Sherman and Confederate forces commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston on May 27, 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign.

The Battle of Piedmont took place at Piedmont, Virginia on June 5, 1864 during the Lynchburg Campaign.

The Battle of Pine Mountain (also known as the Battle of Pine Knob and the Battle of Pine Hill) was a relatively minor engagement on June 14 - 15, 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign that resulted in the death of Confederate Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk.

The Battle of Pleasant Hill, fought on April 9, 1864, convinced Union General Nathaniel Banks to abandon his goal of capturing Shreveport, Louisiana during the Red River Campaign.

The Federal landing at Bruinsburg, Mississippi, on April 30, 1863, and the ensuing victory at the Battle of Port Gibson the next day, cemented a Union presence in western Mississippi that led to the eventual downfall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River.

Also known as the Battle of Port Hudson, the Siege of Port Hudson was the longest siege in the history of American warfare.

Fought on June 9, 1862, the Battle of Port Republic was the sixth engagement and fifth Confederate victory of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862.

Fought on November 7, 1861, the Union victory at the Battle of Port Royal established a base of operations for the Union naval blockade of South Atlantic seaports throughout the Civil War.

The Union victory at the Battle of Port Walthall Junction was the opening salvo of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of 1864.

The Battle of Princeton Court House, also known as the Battle of Pigeon’s Roost and the Battle of Pigeon Roost, was a three-day engagement in Mercer County, Virginia (now West Virginia) from May 15 - 17, 1862.

Also known as the Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff, the Battle of Proctor's Creek was the decisive engagement of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.

The 1st Battle of Rappahannock Station took place from August 22–25, 1862, during the Civil War. Although the outcome of the battle was inconclusive, Union forces were distracted, allowing Stonewall Jackson to execute a flanking maneuver, which set up the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Fought on November 7, 1863, the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station was the final and deciding engagement of the Bristoe Campaign in Northern Virginia.