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Battles of the western theater of the American Civil War
- Battle of Island Number TenIn the spring of 1862, a small sandbar sat at the base of a tight double turn in the Mississippi River. This location became known as Island Number Ten.
- Battle of Stones RiverOn the 26th of December 1862, Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans marched his Army of the Cumberland from Nashville toward Murfreesboro to challenge…
- Battle of West PointThe Battle of West Point, Georgia, was fought on the 16th of April, 1865 - seven days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, though word had not yet spread to…
- Battle of Fort HenryOn the 3rd of September 1861, Confederate Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow occupied Columbus, Kentucky. This action shattered the state's declared neutrality in…
- Battle of PerryvilleOn July 31, Confederate leaders met in Chattanooga to devise a plan that would reshape the war's western theater. General Braxton Bragg and General Edmund…
- Battle of ChickamaugaThe Battle of Chickamauga began almost by accident, when Union soldiers went looking for water. On the morning of the 19th of September 1863, pickets from…
- Battle of Fort DonelsonThe Battle of Fort Donelson, fought in February 1862 along the Cumberland River, produced one of the most famous surrender demands in American military…
- Battle of NashvilleIn November 1864, Confederate Lieutenant General John Bell Hood moved his Army of Tennessee northwest to disrupt Union supply lines.
- First Battle of MemphisThe Mississippi River ran red with smoke on the morning of the 6th of June 1862. Eight Confederate vessels faced nine Union gunboats just north of Memphis…
- Battle of ShilohThe Battle of Shiloh began not with a grand charge but with a midnight decision by a junior officer who disobeyed orders.
- Battle of FranklinThe year 1864 marked a turning point for the Confederate States Army. Following his defeat in the Atlanta campaign, Lieutenant General John Bell Hood planned…
- Battle of RichmondIn the summer of 1862, two Confederate armies moved on separate paths into Kentucky. They hoped to put back into power the shadow Confederate government that…