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The Battle of Campbell’s Station was fought on November 16, 1863, during the Knoxville Campaign. Confederate General James Longstreet tried to cut off General Ambrose Burnside’s retreat to Knoxville, but Union troops reached a critical crossroads first. Although Confederate attacks pushed Burnside’s forces back, the Union army withdrew in good order and reached its fortifications at Knoxville.

The Battle of Carnifex Ferry was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on September 10, 1861, during the Civil War. The outcome of the battle was a Union victory. The battle is most well-known for being part of the Western Virginia Campaign.

The Carolinas Campaign was a Union military campaign led by General William T. Sherman from February to April 1865, in North Carolina and South Carolina. Sherman marched north from Savannah with nearly 60,000 soldiers, occupied Columbia and Raleigh, and joined forces with General John Schofield and the Army of Ohio. The campaign ended when General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered Confederate forces in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida at Bennett Place.

The Battle of Cedar Creek was fought on October 19, 1864, during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864. Confederate General Jubal Early launched a surprise attack that initially drove Union troops from their camps, but General Philip Sheridan rallied his army and ordered a counterattack that routed the Confederates. The Union victory forced Early’s army to abandon the Shenandoah Valley and helped secure President Abraham Lincoln’s re-election.

The Battle of Cedar Mountain was fought on August 9, 1862, and was the opening battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign. General Stonewall Jackson’s Confederate forces defeated General Nathaniel Banks’ Union troops after turning back two attacks. The Confederate victory helped set the stage for the Second Battle of Bull Run two weeks later.

Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know.

Fought on September 29 - 30, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights was noteworthy for the heroism displayed by members of the United States Colored Troops.

The Battle of Champion Hill was fought on May 16, 1863, during the Vicksburg Campaign, between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under John C. Pemberton. Union troops captured Champion Hill, defeated a Confederate counterattack, and forced Pemberton’s army to retreat toward the Big Black River. The decisive Union victory cleared the way for Grant’s advance on Vicksburg.

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

The Battle of Chancellorsville was fought in and around the town of Chancellorsville, Virginia, from April 30 to May 6, 1863. In what many historians believe to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory, the Army of Northern Virginia defeated Major General Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac, despite being out-manned nearly 2 to 1. The South, however, suffered a devastating blow when General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire during the battle.

The Battle of Chantilly was fought on September 1, 1862, after the Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Union forces stopped Stonewall Jackson from reaching Jermantown and cutting off the Union retreat toward Washington, D.C. Although the battle ended in a tactical draw, it was a strategic Union victory and ended the Northern Virginia Campaign.

The Battle of Charleston was fought on September 13, 1862, during the Kanawha Valley Campaign. Confederate General William Wing Loring forced Colonel Joseph A. J. Lightburn’s Union troops from the city and pursued them to the Ohio River. The Confederate victory temporarily restored Southern control of the Kanawha Valley, but Federal forces regained the region by November 1862.

The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of Union military operations from September 21 to November 27, 1863, that broke the Confederate Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee. After General Ulysses S. Grant restored the Union supply line, he launched attacks on Confederate positions at Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge, and drove the Confederates away. The Union victories forced Bragg to retreat toward Dalton, Georgia, and secured Chattanooga as an important supply center for General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.

The Battle of Chattanooga was fought from November 23 through November 25, 1863, during the Chattanooga Campaign. Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant captured Orchard Knob, forced the Confederates to abandon Lookout Mountain, and drove General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee from Missionary Ridge. The Union victory ended the Confederate Siege of Chattanooga, forced Bragg’s army into Georgia, and opened the way for General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.

The Battle of Cheat Mountain — also known as the Battle of Cheat Summit Fort — was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America from September 12 to 15, 1861, during the Civil War. The outcome of the battle was a Union victory. The battle is most well-known for being Robert E. Lee's first offensive of the war and part of the Western Virginia Campaign.

The Battle of Chester Station was fought on May 10, 1864, during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Union forces under General Benjamin F. Butler sought to damage the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, while Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard tried to drive them away. The battle ended without a clear winner, and Confederate forces later repaired the railroad connection between Richmond and Petersburg.

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

Fought from September 19 to September 20, 1863, the Battle of Chickamauga produced the highest casualty totals for any battle in the western theater of the American Civil War and second only to the Battle of Gettysburg for the entire war.

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou was fought from December 26–29, 1862, during the Vicksburg Campaign. General William T. Sherman led about 30,000 Union soldiers against Confederate defenses commanded by General John C. Pemberton and General Stephen D. Lee. Confederate forces defeated Sherman’s attacks, ending the Union’s first major attempt to capture Vicksburg.

Cloyd's Mountain Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know.