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Confederate victories of the American Civil War | HearLore
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Confederate victories of the American Civil War
Battle of Salem ChurchOn the 3rd of May 1863, Major General John Sedgwick led his VI Corps out from Marye's Heights. His force numbered about 23,000 men moving along the Orange…
Seven Days BattlesOn the morning of the 25th of June 1862, Union Brigadier General Daniel E. Sickles led his Excelsior Brigade into a dense forest near Oak Grove.
Battle of ChancellorsvilleIn the first two years of the American Civil War, four major attempts to capture Richmond had failed. The first foundered just miles away from Washington…
Second Battle of Fort WagnerOn the night of the 18th of July 1863, a narrow strip of beach measured just 60 yards wide between the ocean and Vincent's Creek.
Battle of FredericksburgPresident Abraham Lincoln needed to demonstrate the success of the Union war effort before the Northern public lost confidence in his administration.
Second Battle of Bull RunIn the summer of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed John Pope to command a newly formed Army of Virginia. This decision followed the collapse of…
Battle of ChickamaugaIn the summer of 1863, Union Major General William Rosecrans moved his Army of the Cumberland southeast from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
First Battle of Bull RunOn the 20th of December 1860, South Carolina became the first of seven Southern states to declare secession from the Union.
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…
Battle of Palmito RanchIn early 1865, Union and Confederate forces in southern Texas observed an unofficial truce. This agreement held despite the war continuing elsewhere.
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…
Battle of OlusteeFlorida served as a critical supply hub for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The state provided essential provisions, particularly beef and…
Battle of Wilson's CreekIn 1861, the state of Missouri stood as a politically divided border state. Permitting slavery, it maintained long-standing cultural and economic ties to the…