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The Federal victory at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain on May 9, 1864 enabled Army of West Virginia to destroy the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad in western Virginia, the last southern railroad connecting Virginia and Tennessee.

The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864, during the Overland Campaign. Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee defeated the Union army after Grant ordered a massive frontal assault on June 3 that resulted in thousands of Union casualties. The battle was the last major engagement of the Overland Campaign before Grant moved his army across the James River toward Petersburg, Virginia.

The Second Battle of Collierville took place on November 3, 1863. The outcome was a Union victory and kept the Memphis & Charleston Railroad open for Union troop movements.

The Battle of Columbia was a series of military clashes fought from November 24-29, 1864, during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. Union General John M. Schofield reached Columbia before Confederate General John Bell Hood and delayed his advance for five days. However, Hood crossed the Duck River east of Columbia and threatened Schofield’s route to Nashville, forcing the Union army to retreat toward Franklin.

The Confederate Heartland Campaign, also known as Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky, was a Confederate invasion of the border state of Kentucky in 1862. Although Confederate forces were largely successful on the battlefield, General Braxton Bragg abandoned the campaign and retreated to Tennessee, leaving Kentucky under Union control.

The Second Battle of Corinth was fought on October 3-4, 1862, when General Earl Van Dorn’s Confederate Army of West Tennessee tried to recapture the city from General William S. Rosecrans’ Union Army of the Mississippi. Confederate forces initially drove Union troops into their inner defenses, but Union artillery and counterattacks defeated the assault. The battle ended in a Union victory, although Rosecrans failed to destroy Van Dorn’s retreating army.

The Siege of Corinth was a Union offensive conducted from April 29 to May 30, 1862, to capture the important Confederate railroad center at Corinth, Mississippi. Union General Henry Halleck advanced cautiously with about 120,000 soldiers against General P.G.T. Beauregard’s fortified army. Beauregard used an elaborate deception to evacuate Corinth, allowing the Union to capture the town while the Confederate army escaped.

The Battle of Corrick's Ford was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on July 13, 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.

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 Church was fought on April 7, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. It was the last battlefield victory for the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. Although Confederate forces held back Union attacks, the victory did little to change General Robert E. Lee’s worsening situation before his surrender at Appomattox Court House.

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.