This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Piedmont, Battle of - SummaryThe Battle of Piedmont took place at Piedmont, Virginia on June 5, 1864 during the Lynchburg Campaign.Tubman, Harriet - BiographyHarriet Tubman was an escaped slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad who made between eleven and thirteen trips to the South escorting about seventy slaves to freedom. She was known as the “Moses of her people.”Proctor's Creek, Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Battle of Proctor's Creek, also known as the Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff.Raymond, Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Battle of Raymond.Fredericksburg, Battle of - SummaryThe most one-sided Confederate victory in the American Civil War, the Battle of Fredericksburg, was fought in and around the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862.Granger, Gordon - BiographyA career United States Army officer, Major General Gordon Granger held numerous commands and participated in many engagements in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.Message from Jefferson Davis Instructing Leonidas Polk to Join Forces with Joseph E. Johnston in Georgia, TextOn May 4, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis instructed Leonidas Polk to bring his Army of the Mississippi to Georgia to join forces with Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee.McDowell, Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Battle of McDowell, also known as: Sitlington’s Hill.Glorieta Pass, Battle of - SummaryOften referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26-28, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the decisive turning-point of the American Civil War in the Far Western Theater.Westport, Battle of - SummaryFought on October 23, 1864, the decisive Battle of Westport was the sixth major engagement during Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864.
Piedmont, Battle of - SummaryThe Battle of Piedmont took place at Piedmont, Virginia on June 5, 1864 during the Lynchburg Campaign.
Tubman, Harriet - BiographyHarriet Tubman was an escaped slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad who made between eleven and thirteen trips to the South escorting about seventy slaves to freedom. She was known as the “Moses of her people.”
Proctor's Creek, Battle of - FactsKey facts about the Battle of Proctor's Creek, also known as the Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff.
Fredericksburg, Battle of - SummaryThe most one-sided Confederate victory in the American Civil War, the Battle of Fredericksburg, was fought in and around the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862.
Granger, Gordon - BiographyA career United States Army officer, Major General Gordon Granger held numerous commands and participated in many engagements in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Message from Jefferson Davis Instructing Leonidas Polk to Join Forces with Joseph E. Johnston in Georgia, TextOn May 4, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis instructed Leonidas Polk to bring his Army of the Mississippi to Georgia to join forces with Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee.
Glorieta Pass, Battle of - SummaryOften referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26-28, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the decisive turning-point of the American Civil War in the Far Western Theater.
Westport, Battle of - SummaryFought on October 23, 1864, the decisive Battle of Westport was the sixth major engagement during Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864.