American Civil War Timeline – Southern Offensives Turned Back
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This American Civil War timeline covers the events of July to December 1862, from the Peninsula Campaign to the Battle of Stones River. More »
A former superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Robert E. Lee is perhaps the most famous general officer of the Civil War. A Virginian, Lee was offered command of all Union forces at the outbreak of the war but refused and resigned his commission in the U.S. Army, unable to raise his hand against his native state, which had seceded. As the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Lee became a legend, taking great risks and winning several major battles due to his audacity and the battlefield competence of lieutenants such as Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and James Longstreet. However, modern historians have criticized his performance at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. After the Civil War, Lee became president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. He died in 1870 at the age of 63, and the college was renamed Washington & Lee in his honor.
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This American Civil War timeline covers the events of July to December 1862, from the Peninsula Campaign to the Battle of Stones River. More »
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Unchastened by his Second Manassas defeat, John Pope lit into the Santee Sioux during the 1862 uprising, creating more problems for Abraham Lincoln. More »
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William Welsh walks us through the steps of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Appomattox Court House’s National Historical Park. More »
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At the Battle of Bentonville, Joseph E. Johnston realized the futility of further fighting William T. Sherman in the war’s last major engagement. More »
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Robert E. Lee’s attack in the Battle of the Wilderness caught Ulysses S. Grant by surprise. But at the Battle of Spotsylvania, the two sides experienced the misery of entrenched battle. More »
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Richmond National Battlefield Park preserves the major sites of Robert E. Lee’s Seven Days Battle against George McClellan near the Confederate capital. More »
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At the Battle of Fredericksburg, beautifully arrayed ranks of attacking Federals made for grand spectacle in one of the most disastrous Union attacks of the Civil War. More »
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park’s wilderness-like landscape is a silent reminder of the hardships faced by both sides in summer 1864. More »
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The 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation during the turbulent years of the American Civil War years. More »
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Lasting nine-and-a-half months, Battle of Petersburg was a major event in the American Civil War. Below are the major battle sites visitors shouldn’t miss. More »
