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1864 in the American Civil War | HearLore
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1864 in the American Civil War
Valley campaigns of 1864In May 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant took command of all Union armies from his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac.
Union blockadeOn the 19th of April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. The document declared that an insurrection had…
Sherman's March to the SeaOn the 15th of November 1864, Union troops began their departure from Atlanta. They marched toward a destination that would soon be immortalized in song and…
Battle of New MarketIn the spring of 1864, Union commander-in-chief Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant set in motion a grand strategy designed to press the Confederacy into…