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 | 1865-04-01 | Five Forks | The battle, sometimes referred to as the 'Waterloo of the Confederacy,' pitted Union Gen Philip Sheridan against Confederate Gen George Pickett of Robert Lee's Army of Northern Virginia | Read about 'Five Forks' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Five Forks' | |
| 1865-03-31 | Dinwiddie Court House | Gen WHF Lee's cavalry and Gen Pickett's infantry division met the Union vanguard north and northwest of Dinwiddie Court House and drove it back, collapsing the Union lines into a tight perimeter around the village, temporarily stalling Sheridan's movement. | Read about 'Dinwiddie Court House' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dinwiddie Court House' | |
| 1865-03-31 | Gravelly Run | Lee shifted his defence to prevent Union attempts to turn his right flank. Despite local tactical successes, Union forces succeeded in closing on White Oak Road. This set up the Confederate forces for their defeat at Five Forks on April first. | Read about 'Gravelly Run' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gravelly Run' | |
| 1865-03-29 | Lewis's Farm | The opening of the Appomattox Campaign, in which Confederate General Robert Lee's army was dislodged from their besieged lines around Petersburg, Virginia, and began a retreat that would lead them to surrender at Appomattox Court House | Read about 'Lewis's Farm' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lewis's Farm' | |
| 1865-03-25 | Fort Stedman | The Union Army fortification in the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia, was attacked in a pre-dawn Confederate assault by troops led by Gen John Gordon | Read about 'Fort Stedman' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Stedman' | |
| 1865-03-02 | Waynesboro | The final battle for Confederate Gen Jubal Early, whose force was destroyed | Read about 'Waynesboro' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Waynesboro' | |
| 1865-02-05 | 1865-02-07 | Rowanty Creek | The Union plan was to send Gen David Mc Gregg's cavalry out to the Boydton Plank Road to destroy as many Confederate supply wagons as they could find while the V Corps and II Corps provided support and kept the Confederates occupied to the north and east | Read about 'Rowanty Creek' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rowanty Creek' |
| 1864-12-20 | 1864-12-21 | Saltville | After the defeat of General Stephen G. Burbridge's expedition against Saltville, Union Gen Stoneman reassembled a force to destroy the saltworks there. The raid was successful. | Read about 'Saltville' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Saltville' |
| 1864-12-17 | 1864-12-18 | Marion | The battle was part of Union Gen George Stoneman's attack upon southwest Virginia, aimed at destroying Confederate industrial infrastructure near Saltville and Marion | Read about 'Marion' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Marion' |
| 1864-10-27 | 1864-10-28 | Burgess' Mill | An attempt by the Union Army to seize the Boydton Plank Road and cut the South Side Railroad, a critical supply line to Petersburg, Virginia | Read about 'Burgess' Mill' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Burgess' Mill' |
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