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Key facts about the First Battle of Rappahannock Station.

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.

Key facts about the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station.

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

Key facts about the Battle of Raymond.

The Battle of Raymond was fought south of Raymond, Mississippi on May 12, 1863, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

Key facts about the First Battle of Ream's Station.

Fought on June 29, 1864, the First Battle of Ream's Station was the last engagement of the Wilson-Kautz Raid during the Petersburg Campaign.

Key facts about the Second Battle of Ream's Station.

Fought on August 25, 1864, during the Petersburg Campaign, the Second Battle of Ream's Station was a Confederate victory that followed the destruction by Union forces of several miles of the Weldon Railroad.

Key facts about the four Reconstruction Acts enacted by Congress in 1867 - 1868.

The Reconstruction Acts were four bills passed by Congress between March 2, 1867 and March 11, 1868 that established criteria and procedures for former Confederate states (excluding Tennessee) to regain readmission to the Union.

Key facts about the Red River Campaign of 1864.

The Red River Campaign was an ill-fated Union attempt to capture Shreveport, Louisiana and drive all Rebel forces out of the state during the spring of 1864.

Key facts about the Battle of Resaca.

The Battle of Resaca was the second encounter between William T. Sherman's Union forces and Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate forces during the Atlanta Campaign. The engagement took place in Gordon and Whitfield counties, Georgia, near the town of Resaca, from May 13 - May 15, 1864.

Paul Revere was an American patriot who was an active participant in the movement for independence before the American Revolution. His famous "Midnight Ride" from Boston to Lexington, on April 18, 1775, to warn American patriots about advancing British troops was later immortalized in a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the 1860s.

Daniel Harris Reynolds was a Confederate general, who served in the far western and western theaters of operations during the Civil War.

Key facts about Daniel Harris Reynolds, a Confederate general, who served in the far western and western theaters of operations during the Civil War.