The following engagements took place during the year 1864 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

.

In March, Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...

 was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed general-in-chief of the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

. He decided on a strategy of simultaneous offenses in the Eastern, Western, and Trans-Mississippi Theaters in order to grind down and ultimately defeat the Confederate armies. Grant himself planned to travel with the Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...

 and IX Corps both to coordinate the two forces and to avoid the politics of Washington, D.C. In the Eastern Theater

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War included the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the coastal fortifications and seaports of North Carolina...

, Grant's forces fought General Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....

's Army of Northern Virginia

Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...

 in a series of battles that became known as the Overland Campaign

Overland Campaign

The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the...

 from May to June. Although he lost heavily during the campaign, Grant inflicted a larger percentage of casualties on Lee and forced Lee into a nine month siege at Petersburg

Siege of Petersburg

The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War...

.
Grant planned for two other campaigns in the Eastern theater: The Army of the James

Army of the James

The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia.-History:...

 commanded by Major General Benjamin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)

Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts....

 landed on the Bermuda Hundred peninsula

Bermuda Hundred, Virginia

Bermuda Hundred was the first incorporated town in the English colony of Virginia. It was founded by Sir Thomas Dale in 1613, six years after Jamestown. At the southwestern edge of the confluence of the Appomattox and James Rivers opposite City Point, annexed to Hopewell, Virginia in 1923, ...

 near Petersburg, with orders to cut the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad

Richmond and Petersburg Railroad

Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was a regional railroad serving east-central Virginia. It was strategically important to the Confederacy during the American Civil War, when it provided a vital supply and transportation route in late 1864 and early 1865 for Robert E...

 and to prevent reinforcements from reaching Lee's army. After building fortifications on the peninsula, Butler made several advances towards the railroad, each time retreating back to his fortifications after a brief skirmish with Confederate forces. Following the Battle of Ware Bottom Church

Battle of Ware Bottom Church

The Battle of Ware Bottom Church was fought on May 20, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union troops were led by Benjamin Butler, while the Confederates were led by P.G.T. Beauregard. The Confederates were victorious, and Butler's forces remained in...

, the Confederates built a line of fortifications parallel to the Union lines, bottling up Bulter's force and allowing reinforcements to be detached to Lee. (See Bermuda Hundred Campaign

Bermuda Hundred Campaign

The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of battles fought at the town of Bermuda Hundred, outside Richmond, Virginia, during May 1864 in the American Civil War. Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, commanding the Army of the James, threatened Richmond from the east but was stopped by forces under ...

.)

In the Shenandoah Valley, another Union force commanded by Major General Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel was a German military officer, revolutionist and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...

 advanced southward until he encountered a small Confederate force commanded by Major General John C. Breckinridge

John C. Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...

 at the Battle of New Market

Battle of New Market

The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah...

 on May 15th, which resulted in a Confederate victory. Sigel was replaced by David Hunter, who started his campaign near the end of May. His victory at Piedemont on June 5 caused to Lee to detach his Second Corps

Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

The Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite...

, under Lieutenant General Jubal Early, to the Valley to deal with the Union forces. Hunter attacked Early's command at Lynchburg but was defeated; Hunter then retreated through West Virginia to the Ohio River, allowing Early to move north through the Valley. Early then launched a raid on Washington, D.C., but due to the delay caused by the Battle of Monocacy

Battle of Monocacy

The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, just outside Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, in the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace...

 failed to arrive at the city before Union reinforcements did, making a successful attack impossible. Early was then able to retreat back into the Shenandoah Valley with the supplies his army had seized and from there launched several additional small raids which the local Union commanders were unable to prevent. To deal with these raids effectively, Grant consolidated the various military departments in the area into the Middle Military Division

Middle Military Division

The Middle Military Division was an organization of the Union Army during the American Civil War, responsible for operations around the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the Valley Campaigns of 1864....

, commanded by Philip H. Sheridan, to deal with the Confederate forces in the Valley. During a three month campaign, Sheridan successfully destroyed both the Confederate fighting capabilities in the Shenandoah and the supplies the Confederates needed to feed Lee's army at Petersburg.

In the Western Theater

Western Theater of the American Civil War

This article presents an overview of major military and naval operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Theater of operations:...

, Union forces were placed in the Military Division of the Mississippi

Military Division of the Mississippi

The Military Division of the Mississippi was an administrative division of the United States Army during the American Civil War that controlled all military operations in the Western Theater.-History:...

, commanded by Major General William T. Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War , for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched...

, who had orders to capture Atlanta. During the three month Atlanta Campaign

Atlanta Campaign

The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May...

, Sherman outflanked Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

's Army of Tennessee

Army of Tennessee

The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...

 out of one position after another until the two forces reached Atlanta. Fearing he would abandon the city without a fight, Confederate President Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...

 replaced Johnston with John B. Hood

John Bell Hood

John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness...

, who launched a series of attacks on Sherman's armies, which each time failed with heavy Confederate casualties. When Sherman cut the Montgomery & Atlanta Railroad in early September, the Confederate supply lines into the city were cut and Hood was forced to abandon Atlanta. For the next two months, Hood and Sherman skirmished as Hood attempted to cut Sherman's supply lines to the North; Sherman eventually gave up trying to catch Hood and instead embarked on his Savannah campaign. Hood, instead of following Sherman, moved north into Tennessee, intending to capture Nashville before going into Kentucky. He lost heavily in a frontal attack at the Battle of Franklin

Battle of Franklin

Battle of Franklin may refer to three battles of the American Civil War:* Battle of Franklin , a major battle fought November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign...

 on November 30, suffering over 7,000 casualties including thirteen generals killed, wounded, or captured; this left him with too few men to overrun the Union fortifications at Nashville, so Hood instead constructed fortifications a few miles to the south and tried to entice the Unio commander, Major General George H. Thomas

George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater....

, to attack him. On December 15th and 16th, Thomas did attack, routing most of the Confederate army on both days and capturing over 70 cannons and 15,000 prisoners. Hood retreated back to Alabama, where he was relieved of command by his own request; the Army of Tennessee was reduced to barely 20,000 men by casualties and desertions during the retreat.

In the Trans-Mississippi Theater

Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

The Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War was the major military and naval operations west of the Mississippi River. The area excluded the states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, which formed the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War.The campaign classification...

, Major General Nathaniel P. Banks led his Army of the Gulf

Army of the Gulf

The Army of the Gulf was a Union army that served in the general area of the Gulf states controlled by Union forces. It mainly saw action in Louisiana and Alabama.-History:...

 up the Red River in Louisiana, intending to invade eastern Texas and to seize cotton to supply the New England cotton mills. The Confederate commander of the District of Western Louisiana, Major General Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor (general)

Richard Taylor was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was the son of United States President Zachary Taylor and First Lady Margaret Taylor.-Early life:...

, steadily retreated until both forces neared Mansfield, where on April 7th, Taylor attacked and routed Banks' force; another battle was fought the next day near Pleasant Hill but the Confederates were defeated. Banks continued retreating along the river until he reached the Red River's confluence with the Mississippi. A simultaneous campaign from Union controlled Arkansas was launched, which was planned to link up with Banks force at Shreveport, Louisiana, but was turned back due to a lack of supplies. (See Red River Campaign

Red River Campaign

The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Maj. Gen....

 and Camden Expedition

Camden Expedition

The Camden Expedition was a military campaign in southern and central Arkansas during the American Civil War. It involved Union forces stationed at Little Rock and Fort Smith under the command of Major General Frederick Steele...

.)

January

17th

Dandridge

Battle of Dandridge

The Battle of Dandridge, January 17, 1864, was a minor battle of the American Civil War that occurred in Jefferson County, Tennessee.Wanting to push the Confederates out of their winter headquarters and having received reports of good forage south of the French Broad River, Union forces under Maj....

, Tennessee

• Forces: Elements of Confederate First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  The First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a military unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was formed in early 1861 and served until the spring of 1865, mostly in the Eastern Theater. The corps was commanded by James Longstreet for much of its...
  
   and Union IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
  Army of the Cumberland
  The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 150

26th

Athens

Battle of Athens (1864)

The Battle of Athens was fought in Athens, Alabama , on January 26, 1864, as part of the American Civil War. The Union force was a company under Captain Emil Adams from the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry regiment. The Confederate force was the 1st Alabama Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel Moses W...

, Alabama

• Forces: Confederate cavalry brigade, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 30, Union 20

27th-28th

Fair Garden

Battle of Fair Garden

The Battle of Fair Garden was a minor battle of the American Civil War, occurring on January 27, 1864, in Sevier County, Tennessee.Following the Battle of Dandridge on January 16–17, Union cavalry moved to the south side of the French Broad River, where they disrupted Confederate foraging parties...

, Tennessee

• Forces: Elements of Confederate First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia and Union IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
• Losses: Confederate 165, Union 100

February

6 to 7

Morton's Ford, Virginia

Battle of Morton's Ford

The Battle of Morton's Ford was a battle of the American Civil War, fought February 6–7, 1864.To distract attention from a planned cavalry-infantry raid up the Virginia Peninsula on Richmond, the Union Army of the Potomac forced several crossings of the Rapidan River on February 6, 1864. A II...

• Forces: Confederate Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  The Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite...
  
  , Union two divisions from the Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  
• Losses: 723 total

13th

Middle Boggy

Battle of Middle Boggy Depot

The Battle of Middle Boggy Depot took place on February 13, 1864 in Choctaw Indian Territory, north of what is now Atoka, Oklahoma. While waiting for reinforcements, Union Colonel William A. Phillips sent out an advance of approximately 350 men from the 14th Kansas Cavalry and two howitzers to...

, Oklahoma

• Forces: Confederate Seminole battalion of Mounted Rifles, Union 14th Kansas Cavalry and two howitzers
• Losses: Confederate 47, Union 0

14 to 20

Meridian, Mississippi

Battle of Meridian

The Battle of Meridian was fought in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, from February 14 to February 20, 1864, between elements of the Union Army of the Tennessee led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk...

• Forces: Union Army of the Tennessee
  Army of the Tennessee
  The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
  
  , Confederate Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
• Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 170

20

Olustee, Florida

Battle of Olustee

The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on 20 February 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the war.-Background:In February 1864, Major General Quincy A...

• Forces: Confederate District of East Florida, Union detachment from the Department of the South
• Losses: Confederate 946, Union 1,861

22

Okolona, Mississippi

Battle of Okolona

The Battle of Okolona took place on February 22, 1864, in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, between Confederate and Union forces during the American Civil War. Confederate cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, faced over 7,000 cavalry under the command of Brig. Gen...

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps
  Forrest's Cavalry Corps
  Forrest's Cavalry Corps was part of the Army of Tennessee during the American Civil War and commanded by Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. It took part in the various battles throughout the whole war.-References:...
  
  , Union detachment, Army of the Tennessee
  Army of the Tennessee
  The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 144, Union 388

22 to 27

Dalton I, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Tennessee
  Army of the Tennessee
  The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
  
  , Union Army of the Cumberland
  Army of the Cumberland
  The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 140, Union 289

March

2

Walkerton, Virginia

Battle of Walkerton

The Battle of Walkerton was an engagement of the American Civil War. It occurred March 2, 1864, in Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia during the campaign known as the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid or the Dahlgren Affair....

• Forces: Confederate Department of Richmond, Union Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate none, Union 100

14

Fort DeRussy, Louisiana

Battle of Fort De Russy

The Battle of Fort De Russy was part of the Red River Campaign in the American Civil War and took place in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. On March 12, 1864, Brigadier General A.J. Smith and Brigadier General Joseph Mower led their men towards Shreveport, Louisiana, which they wanted to capture...

• Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Army of the Gulf
  Army of the Gulf
  The Army of the Gulf was a Union army that served in the general area of the Gulf states controlled by Union forces. It mainly saw action in Louisiana and Alabama.-History:...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 269, Union 48

21st

Henderson's Hill, Louisiana

• Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
• Losses: Confederate 250, Union unknown

25

Paducah, Kentucky

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 50, Union 90

April

3 to 4

Elkin's Ferry, Arkansas

Battle of Elkin's Ferry

The Battle of Elkin's Ferry was fought on April 3 and April 4, 1864, in Clark and Nevada counties in Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War.-Opposing forces:...

• Forces: Confederate District of Arkansas, Union Department of Arkansas
• Losses: Confederate 29, Union 26

7th

Wilson's Farm, Louisiana

• Forces: Cavalry from Confederate District of West Louisiana and Union Army of the Gulf
• Losses: unknown

8

Mansfield, Louisiana

Battle of Mansfield

The Battle of Mansfield, also known as the Battle of Sabine Crossroads, occurred on April 8, 1864, in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. Confederate forces commanded by Richard Taylor attacked a Union army commanded by Nathaniel Banks a few miles outside the town of Mansfield, near Sabine Crossroads...

• Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Army of the Gulf
• Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 2,235

9

Pleasant Hill, Louisiana

Battle of Pleasant Hill

The Battle of Pleasant Hill was fought on April 9, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War, near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, between Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks and Confederate forces, led by Maj. Gen...

• Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Army of the Gulf
• Losses: Confederate 1,626, Union 1,369

10 to 15

Prairie D'Ane, Arkansas

Battle of Prairie D'Ane

The Battle of Prairie D'Ane was fought April 9–13, 1864, in Nevada County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War.-Opposing forces:...

• Forces: Confederate District of Arkansas, Union Department of Arkansas
• Losses: Confederate 50, Union 100

12

Blair's Landing, Louisiana

Battle of Blair's Landing

The Battle of Blair's Landing was fought on April 12, 1864, in Red River Parish, Louisiana, as a part of the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War.-Battle:...

• Forces: Confederate cavalry brigade, Union transports and gunboats
• Losses: Confederate 57, Union 60

Fort Pillow

Battle of Fort Pillow

The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of surrendered Federal black troops by soldiers under the command of...

, Tennessee

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 100, Union 549

17th-20th

Plymouth

Battle of Plymouth (1864)

The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in Washington County, North Carolina.-Battle:...

, North Carolina

• Forces: Confederate infantry division from Department of North Carolina, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 300, Union 2,900 (including 2,834 prisoners)

18

Poison Spring, Arkansas

Battle of Poison Spring

The Battle of Poison Spring was fought during the American Civil War on April 18, 1864, in Ouachita County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition.-Opposing forces:Dwindling supplies for his army at Camden, Arkansas forced Union Army Maj. Gen...

• Forces: Union detachment, Confederate cavalry from Trans-Mississippi Department
• Losses: Confederate 114, Union 301

23

Monett's Ferry, Louisiana

Battle of Monett's Ferry

The Battle of Monett's Ferry was fought on April 23, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces. The Union Army was led by Nathaniel P. Banks. They crossed a river to attack Confederate forces, and were victorious, having forced the rebels to retreat....

• Forces: Union and Confederate cavalry
• Losses: Confederate 400, Union 200

25

Marks' Mills, Arkansas

Battle of Marks' Mills

The Battle of Marks' Mills occurred on April 25, 1864, in Cleveland County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. James F. Fagan overwhelmed a small Union detachment commanded by Lt. Col. Francis M...

• Forces: Confederate District of Arkansas, Union Department of Arkansas
• Losses: Confederate 293, Union 1,500

30

Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas

Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry was fought April 30, 1864, in Grant County, Arkansas during the American Civil War. It was the climactic battle of the Camden Expedition, which was a part of the Union Army’s failed Red River Campaign. Each side sustained a large number of casualties, especially...

• Forces: Confederate District of Arkansas, Union Department of Arkansas
• Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 700

May

5

Albemarle Sound, North Carolina

Battle of Albemarle Sound

The Battle of Albemarle Sound was an inconclusive naval battle fought in May of 1864 along the coast of North Carolina during the American Civil War. Three Confederate warships, including an ironclad, engaged eight Union gunboats...

• Forces: Confederate ships Albemarle and Bombshell, Union ships Miami and two others
• Losses: 88 total

5 to 7

the Wilderness, Virginia

Battle of the Wilderness

The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
  
  , Union Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
   and IX Corps
• Losses: Confederate 10,830, Union 17,666

6 to 7

Port Walthall Junction, Virginia

Battle of Port Walthall Junction

The Battle of Port Walthall Junction was fought May 6 – May 7, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War. Although initially successful, the Confederates were eventually defeated, allowing Union forces to cut a railroad.-Battle:In...

• Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Union Army of the James
• Losses: 550 total

7 to 13

Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia

Battle of Rocky Face Ridge

The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was fought May 7–13, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union army was led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and the Confederate army by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  , Union Military Division of the Mississippi
  Military Division of the Mississippi
  The Military Division of the Mississippi was an administrative division of the United States Army during the American Civil War that controlled all military operations in the Western Theater.-History:...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 600, Union 837

8 to 21

Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania , was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 12,062, Union 18,399

9

Swift Creek and Fort Clifton

Battle of Swift Creek

The Battle of Swift Creek was fought on May 9, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Union forces were only partially successful: they inflicted damage on the local railroad, but further advance was halted.-Description:...

, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Union Army of the James
• Losses: 990 total

9

Cloyd's Mountain, Virginia

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain was a Union victory in western Virginia in 1864 that allowed the Union forces to destroy the last railroad connecting Tennessee to Virginia.-Background:...

• Forces: Confederate Department of Southwest Virginia, Union Army of West Virginia
  Army of West Virginia
  The Army of West Virginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of West Virginia. It campaigned primarily in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 538, Union 688

10th

Chester Station, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Union Army of the James
• Losses: 569 total

Cove Mountain

Battle of Cove Mountain

The Battle of Cove Mountain was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War, fought on May 10, 1864, in the southwest corner of Virginia near Cove Mountain in Wythe County....

, Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Department of South-west Virginia and Union Department of West Virginia

• Losses: 300 total

11th

Yellow Tavern

Battle of Yellow Tavern

The Battle of Yellow Tavern was fought on May 11, 1864, as part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan was detached from the Army of the Potomac to conduct a raid on Richmond, Virginia, and challenge legendary Confederate cavalry...

, Virginia

• Forces: Cavalry corps from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: 800 total

12th-16th

Proctor's Creek (Drewry's Bluff)

Battle of Proctor's Creek

The Battle of Proctor's Creek, also known as Drewry's Bluff or Fort Darling, was fought May 12–16, 1864, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War...

, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Union Army of the James
• Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 3,004

13 to 15

Resaca, Georgia

Battle of Resaca

The Battle of Resaca was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle was waged in both Gordon and Whitfield counties, Georgia, from May 13 - 15, 1864. It ended inconclusively with the Confederate Army retreating. The engagement was fought between the Military Division of the...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: Confederate 2,800, Union 2,747

15

New Market, Virginia

Battle of New Market

The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah...

• Forces: Confederate Department of Western Virginia, Union Department of West Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 587, Union 762

16

Mansura

Battle of Mansura

The Battle of Mansura was fought near Mansura, Louisiana, on May 16, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War. A Union force defeated elements of the Confederate States Army.-Background:...

, Louisiana

• Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Army of the Gulf
• Losses: Confederate unknown, Union unknown

17

Adairsville, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 200

18

Yellow Bayou

Battle of Yellow Bayou

The Battle of Yellow Bayou took place on May 18, 1864 between Union and Confederate forces. After learning of Confederate forces in Yellow Bayou, Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower was ordered to halt their advance. Union forces subsequently attacked the Confederates and drove them back to their main line...

, Louisiana

• Forces: Confederate District of West Louisiana, Union Army of the Gulf
• Losses: Confederate 500, Union 360

20

Ware Bottom Church and Howlett Line

Battle of Ware Bottom Church

The Battle of Ware Bottom Church was fought on May 20, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union troops were led by Benjamin Butler, while the Confederates were led by P.G.T. Beauregard. The Confederates were victorious, and Butler's forces remained in...

, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Union Army of the James
• Losses: 1,500 total

23 to 26

North Anna, Virginia

Battle of North Anna

The Battle of North Anna was fought May 23–26, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It consisted of a series of small actions near the North Anna River in central Virginia, rather than a...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 1,251, Union 2,138

24

Wilson's Wharf

Battle of Wilson's Wharf

The Battle of Wilson's Wharf was a battle in Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.On May 24, Confederate Maj. Gen...

• Forces: Confederate cavalry from Army of Northern Virginia, Union detachment from Army of the James
• Losses: Confederate 140, Union 26

25th-26th

New Hope Church

Battle of New Hope Church

The Battle of New Hope Church was fought May 25–26, 1864, between the Union force of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War...

, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: Confederate 350, Union 665

27th

Pickett's Mill

Battle of Pickett's Mill

The Battle of Pickett's Mill was fought on May 27, 1864, in Paulding County, Georgia during the American Civil War between Union and Confederate forces. Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman attempted an attack on the right flank of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.After the Union defeat at...

, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: Confederate 450, Union 1,600Kennedy, p. 332-335.

28

Haw's Shop, Virginia

Battle of Haw's Shop

The Battle of Haw's Shop or Enon Church was fought on May 28, 1864, in Hanover County, Virginia, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E...

• Forces: Union Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, Confederate Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 400, Union 344

Dallas

Battle of Dallas

The Battle of Dallas was a series of engagements during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. They occurred between May 26 and June 4, 1864, in and around Dallas, Georgia, between Lt. General William J. Hardee's Confederate corps and the Union defense line, held by the XV Corps under Maj....

, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: Confederate 1,000-1,500, Union 380

28 to 30

Totopotomoy Creek and Bethesda Church, Virginia

Battle of Totopotomoy Creek

The Battle of Totopotomoy Creek , also called the Battle of Bethesda Church, Crumps Creek, Shady Grove Road, and Hanovertown, was a battle fought May 28–30, 1864, in Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
  
  , Union Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 1,159, Union 731

30

Matadequin Creek (Old Church), Virginia

Battle of Old Church

The Battle of Old Church, also known as Matadequin Creek, was fought on May 30, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War....

• Forces: Cavalry brigade from Union Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  , Cavalry brigade from Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 90

31st–June 12

Cold Harbor

Battle of Cold Harbor

The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 . It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles...

, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 4,847, Union 14,932

June

5

Piedmont, Virginia

Battle of Piedmont

The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia. Union Maj. Gen. David Hunter engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, Jones was killed and the Confederates were routed...

• Forces: Confederate Department of Western Virginia, Union Department of West Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 1,600, Union 875

5 to 6

Old River Lake, Arkansas

Battle of Old River Lake

The Battle of Old River Lake was a small skirmish between U.S. Army troops and Confederate troops from June 5 to June 6, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Union Army force marched into Confederate-held lands in Chicot County, Arkansas...

• Forces: Union two brigades, Confederates one division from District of Arkansas
• Losses: Confederate 37, Union 133

9th

Petersburg I, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: 120 total

9th-18th

Lost Mountain-Brushy Mountain Line, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: unknown

10

Brices Crossroads, Mississippi

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Union infantry and cavalry
• Losses: Confederate 493, Union 2,612

11 to 12

Trevilian Station, Virginia

Battle of Trevilian Station

The Battle of Trevilian Station was fought on June 11–12, 1864, in Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan fought against Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens...

• Forces: Cavalry corps from Union Army of the Potomac and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 1,071, Union 1,007

Cynthiana, Kentucky

Battle of Cynthiana

The Second Battle of Cynthiana included three separate engagements during the American Civil War that were fought on June 11 and 12, 1864, in Harrison County, Kentucky, in and near the town of Cynthiana. This was part of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's 1864 Raid into Kentucky...

• Forces: Confederate Morgan's brigade, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 1,092

15th-18th

Petersburg II, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 2,974-4,700, Union 9,964-10,600

17 to 18

Lynchburg, Virginia

Battle of Lynchburg

The Battle of Lynchburg was fought on June 17–18, 1864, two miles outside Lynchburg, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. The Union Army of West Virginia, under Maj. Gen. David Hunter attempted to capture the city, but was repulsed by Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Anderson...

• Forces: Confederate Department of Southwest Virginia and Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Department of West Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 200, Union 700

21 to 23

Jerusalem Plank Road

Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road

The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, also known as the First Battle of the Weldon Railroad, was fought June 21–23, 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia. It was the first of a series of battles during the Siege of Petersburg aimed at extending the Union siege lines to the west and cutting the rail...

, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 572, Union 2,962

22

Kolb's Farm, Georgia

Battle of Kolb's Farm

The Battle of Kolb's Farm was fought on June 22, 1864, between Union forces under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker and Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John B. Hood. Hood attempted an attack on the Union force, but poor terrain conditions led to its failure....

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  , Union Army of the Ohio
  Army of the Ohio
  The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
  
   and XX Corps
• Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 350

24th

Samaria Church (Saint Mary's Church), Virginia

• Forces: Cavalry corps from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 250, Union 350

25

Staunton River Bridge, Virginia

Battle of Staunton River Bridge

The Battle of Staunton River Bridge was an engagement on June 25, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War. The battle took place around the Staunton River Bridge, over the Staunton River, in Halifax and Charlotte counties,...

• Forces: Union cavalry division from Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  , Confederate Home Guards
• Losses: 150 total

27

Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the most significant frontal assault launched by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Military Division of the Mississippi
• Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 3,000

28

Sappony Church, Virginia

Battle of Sappony Church

The Battle of Sappony Church was an engagement of the American Civil War, between the Confederate States of America and the Union, which took place on June 28, 1864, during the Wilson-Kautz Raid of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign.-Background:...

• Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: unknown

29th

Reams Station I

First Battle of Ream's Station

First Battle of Ream's Station was a battle fought June 29, 1864, during the Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. William Mahone and Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee defeated Union cavalry raiding Confederate railroads south of Petersburg,...

, Virginia

• Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: unknown

July

9

Monocacy, Maryland

Battle of Monocacy

The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, just outside Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, in the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace...

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley District
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  , Union Middle Department
  Middle Department
  The Middle Department was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Middle Atlantic states....
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 700-900, Union 1,294

11 to 12

Fort Stevens, District of Columbia

Battle of Fort Stevens

The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864, in Northwest Washington, D.C., as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between forces under Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early and Union Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook. Although Early caused consternation...

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union Department of Washington
• Losses: Confederate 500, Union 373

14 to 15

Tupelo, Mississippi

Battle of Tupelo

The Battle of Tupelo was a Union victory over Confederate forces in northern Mississippi which ensured the safety of General William T. Sherman's supply lines.-Background:...

• Forces: Confederate Department of Mississippi, Alabama, and East Tennessee, Union XVI Corps
• Losses: Confederate 1,326, Union 674.

17 to 18

Cool Spring, Virginia

Battle of Cool Spring

The Battle of Cool Spring, also known as Castleman's Ferry, Island Ford, Parker's Ford, and Snicker's Ferry, was a battle in the American Civil War fought July 17–18, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864...

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley District, Union Army of West Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 397, Union 422

20

Rutherford's Farm, Virginia

Battle of Rutherford's Farm

The Battle of Rutherford's Farm, also known as Carter's Farm and Stephenson's Depot, was a small engagement between Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur and Union forces under Brig. Gen. William W. Averell on July 20, 1864, in Frederick County, Virginia, during the American...

• Forces: Confederate detachment from Army of the Valley
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  , Union cavalry division from Army of West Virginia
  Army of West Virginia
  The Army of West Virginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of West Virginia. It campaigned primarily in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 500, Union 242

Peachtree Creek, Georgia

Battle of Peachtree Creek

The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought in Georgia on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. It was the first major attack by Lt. Gen. John B. Hood since taking command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The attack was against Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
• Losses: Confederate 4,796, Union 1,710

22

Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta

The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman overwhelmed...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Tennessee
• Losses: Confederate 8,499, Union 3,641

24

Second Kernstown, Virginia

Battle of Kernstown II

-References:* Patchan, Scott C. Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8032-3754-4.-External links:* for July 24, 1864, of Major Alexander Hart of the 5th Louisiana Regiment.*...

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union Army of West Virginia
  Army of West Virginia
  The Army of West Virginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of West Virginia. It campaigned primarily in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 600, Union 1,185

27 to 29

First Deep Bottom, Virginia

First Battle of Deep Bottom

The First Battle of Deep Bottom, also known as Darbytown, Strawberry Plains, New Market Road, or Gravel Hill, was fought July 27–29, 1864, at Deep Bottom in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. A Union force under Maj. Gens. Winfield S....

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union II Corps
  II Corps (ACW)
  There were five corps in the Union Army designated as II Corps during the American Civil War.* Army of the Cumberland, II Corps commanded by Thomas L. Crittenden , later renumbered XX Corps...
  
   and cavalry from Army of the Potomac
• Losses: 1,000 total

28

Ezra Church, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union XV Corps
  XV Corps (ACW)
  The XV Army Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman. It was commanded by Sherman in the Siege of Vicksburg and then by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. ...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 4,642, Union 700

28 to 29

Killdeer Mountain, Dakota Territory

• Forces: Union Department of the Northwest, Lakota and Dakota Sioux tribes
• Losses: Union 15, Dakotas and Lakotas 31

30th

The Crater

Battle of the Crater

The Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg. It took place on July 30, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George G. Meade The...

, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 1,491, Union 3,798

August

1

Folck's Mill, Maryland

• Forces: Confederate cavalry from Army of the Valley
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  , Union garrison from Department of West Virginia
• Losses: Confederate 30, Union 30

5

Mobile Bay, Alabama

Battle of Mobile Bay

The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was an engagement of the American Civil War in which a Federal fleet commanded by Rear Adm. David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Adm...

• Forces: Confederate and Union naval forces
• Losses: Confederate 1,500, Union 327

5 to 7

Utoy Creek, Georgia

Battle of Utoy Creek

The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought August 4 –7, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union armies had partially encircled the city of Atlanta, Georgia, which was being held by Confederate forces under the command of General John Bell Hood...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  , Union Army of the Ohio
  Army of the Ohio
  The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 225, Union 400

7

Moorefield, West Virginia

Battle of Moorefield

The Battle of Moorefield was a cavalry battle in the American Civil War, which took place on August 7, 1864, at Moorefield, West Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Brig. Gen. William W. Averell led Union troops to a victory over Brig. Gen...

• Forces: Cavalry from Union Department of West Virginia and Confederate Army of the Valley
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 500, Union 31

13th-20th

Second Deep Bottom, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 1,300, Union 2,900

14th-15th

Dalton II, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, and Army of the Ohio
• Losses: unknown

16

Guard Hill, Virginia

Battle of Guard Hill

The Battle of Guard Hill took place on August 16, 1864, in Warren County, Virginia as part of Philip H. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the American Civil War....

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley District, Union Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah refers to two armies in the American Civil War:* Confederate Army of the Shenandoah* Union Army of the Shenandoah...
  
  
• Losses': Confederate 480, Union 71

18 to 21

Globe Tavern, Virginia

Battle of Globe Tavern

The Battle of Globe Tavern, also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad, fought August 18–21, 1864, south of Petersburg, Virginia, was the second attempt of the Union Army to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. A Union force under...

• Forces: Union Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  , Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
  
  
• Losses': Confederate 1,600, Union 4,455

20

Lovejoy's Station, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, and Army of the Ohio
• Losses: Confederate 240, Union 237

21st :;Summit Point and Cameron's Depot, West Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley District, Union Army of the Shenandoah
• Losses: Confederate 400, Union 600

Memphis II, Tennessee

Second Battle of Memphis

The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August 21, 1864, in Shelby County, Tennessee.At 4:00 a.m. on August 21, 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest made a daring raid on Union-held Memphis, Tennessee, but it was not an attempt to capture the city, which...

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 62, Union 80

25

Second Reams Station, Virginia

• Forces: Union II Corps
  II Corps (ACW)
  There were five corps in the Union Army designated as II Corps during the American Civil War.* Army of the Cumberland, II Corps commanded by Thomas L. Crittenden , later renumbered XX Corps...
  
   and cavalry, Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  , Confederate Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  The Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. The corps was formed in mid-1863 and served until Lee's surrender April 9, 1865, near the end of the war.-Formation:After the death of...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 814, Union 2,742

28th-29th

Smithfield Crossing, West Virginia

Battle of Smithfield Crossing

The Battle of Smithfield Crossing was a small battle during the American Civil War fought August 25 through August 29, 1864, in Jefferson and Berkeley counties in West Virginia....

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley District, Union Army of the Shenandoah
• Losses: Confederate 200, Union 100

29th-30th

Chaffin's Farm, Virginia

Battle of Chaffin's Farm

The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought September 29–30, 1864, as part of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.-Background:...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 1,700, Union 3,300

New Market Heights, Virginia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
• Losses: Confederate 50, Union 850

31st-September 1

Jonesboro, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, and Army of the Ohio
• Losses: Confederate 2,000, Union 1,149

September

3rd-4th

Berryville, Virginia

Battle of Berryville

The Battle of Berryville was fought September 3 and September 4, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia. It took place toward the end of the American Civil War....

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley District, Union Army of the Shenandoah
• Losses: Confederate 195, Union 312

19

Third Winchester, Virginia

• Forces: Union Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah refers to two armies in the American Civil War:* Confederate Army of the Shenandoah* Union Army of the Shenandoah...
  
  , Confederate Army of the Valley
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 3,610, Union 5,020

Cabin Creek, Indian Territory

Battle of Cabin Creek

The Battle of Cabin Creek took place on July 1, 1863, in Mayes County, Oklahoma during the American Civil War.The First Kansas Colored Infantry led a Union supply train from Fort Scott, Kansas to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma . As Williams approached the Cabin Creek crossing, he was informed that the...

• Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union garrison
• Losses: unknown

21 to 22

Fisher's Hill, Virginia

Battle of Fisher's Hill

The Battle of Fisher's Hill was fought September 21–22, 1864, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Fisher's Hill is located near Strasburg, Virginia....

• Forces: Union Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah refers to two armies in the American Civil War:* Confederate Army of the Shenandoah* Union Army of the Shenandoah...
  
  , Confederate Army of the Valley
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 1,235, Union 528

26 to 28

Pilot Knob, Missouri

• Forces: Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  , Union Missouri State Militia and volunteer troops
• Losses: Confederate 1,500, Union 73

27

Fort Davidson, Missouri

Battle of Fort Davidson

The Battle of Fort Davidson, also known as the Battle of Pilot Knob, was the opening engagement of Price's Missouri Raid during the American Civil War. This engagement occurred on September 27, 1864, just outside of Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  , Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 1,500, Union 183

29 to 30

Chaffin's Farm, Virginia

Battle of Chaffin's Farm

The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought September 29–30, 1864, as part of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.-Background:...

• Forces: Union Army of the James
  Army of the James
  The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia.-History:...
  
  , Confederate II Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 1,300, Union 2,869

October

2

Pebbles' Farm, Virginia

Battle of Peebles' Farm

The Battle of Peebles' Farm was the western part of a simultaneous Union offensive against the Confederate works guarding Petersburg and Richmond, during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.-Background:...

• Forces: Union V Corps
  V Corps (ACW)
  The V Corps was a unit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.-1862:The corps was first organized briefly under Nathaniel P. Banks, but then permanently on May 18, 1862, designated as the "V Corps Provisional"...
  
  , Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  , Confederate Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  The Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. The corps was formed in mid-1863 and served until Lee's surrender April 9, 1865, near the end of the war.-Formation:After the death of...
  
  
• Losses: Union 2,869, Confderate 1,300

3rd

Big Shanty, Georgia

• Forces: Union garrison, Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  
• Losses: Union 175 (captured), Confederate none

5

Allatoona, Georgia

• Forces: Union garrison from XV Corps
  XV Corps (ACW)
  The XV Army Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman. It was commanded by Sherman in the Siege of Vicksburg and then by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. ...
  
  , Confederate division from Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  
• Losses: Union 706, Confederate 799

7

Darbytown and New Market Roads, Virginia

Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads

The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was an engagement between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War, which took place on October 7, 1864, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign.-Background:...

• Forces: Union Army of the Potomac, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
• Losses: Union 458, Confederate 700

9

Tom's Brook, Virginia

Battle of Tom's Brook

The Battle of Tom's Brook was fought on October 9, 1864, in Shenandoah County, Virginia, during Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the American Civil War. It resulted in a significant Union victory, one that was mockingly dubbed The Woodstock Races for the speed of the Confederate...

• Forces: Union cavalry from the Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah
  Army of the Shenandoah refers to two armies in the American Civil War:* Confederate Army of the Shenandoah* Union Army of the Shenandoah...
  
  , Confederate cavalry from the Army of the Valley
  Army of the Valley
  The Army of the Valley was the name given to the army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early's independent command during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns in the summer and autumn of 1864. The Army of the Valley was the last Confederate unit to invade Northern territory, reaching the outskirts of Washington, D.C....
  
  
• Losses: Union 57, Confederate 350

13th

Darbytown Road, Virginia

• Forces: Union X Corps, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
• Losses: Union 437, Confederate 50

15

Glasgow, Missouri

Battle of Glasgow

The Battle of Glasgow was fought on October 15, 1864, in and near Glasgow, Missouri as part of Price's Missouri Expedition during the American Civil War...

• Forces: Union garrison, Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Union 400, Confederate 50

19

Cedar Creek, Virginia

Battle of Cedar Creek

The Battle of Cedar Creek, or Battle of Belle Grove, October 19, 1864, was one of the final, and most decisive, battles in the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. The final Confederate invasion of the North, led by Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, was effectively ended...

• Forces: Union Army of the Shenandoah, Confederate Army of the Valley
• Losses: Union 5,672, Confederate 2,910

Second Lexington, Missouri

Battle of Lexington II

The Second Battle of Lexington was a minor skirmish during the American Civil War, taking place on October 19, 1864, in Lexington, the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri. It formed a part of Confederate Maj. Gen...

• Forces: Union detachment of Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  , Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Unknown

21

Little Blue River, Missouri

Battle of Little Blue River

The Battle of Little Blue River was a minor battle of the American Civil War, occurring on October 21, 1864 in Jackson County, Missouri during Price's Missouri Expedition of that year. It became the opening round of the Second Battle of Independence, which began on this same day and was...

• Forces: Union detachment of Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  , Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Unknown

21 to 22

Second Independence, Missouri

Second Battle of Independence

The Second Battle of Independence was a minor engagement of the American Civil War October 21–22, 1864 centered in Independence, Missouri, with some of the fiercest fighting taking place at the present-day United Nations Peace Plaza; the "Harry Truman" Railroad Depot; George Caleb Bingham's...

• Forces: Confederate Army of the Missouri, Union Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate approximately 140, Union unknown

22 to 23

Byram's Ford, Missouri

• Forces: Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  , Union Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  
• Losses: Unknown

23

Westport, Missouri

Battle of Westport

The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West," was fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General...

• Forces: Union Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  , Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Union 1,500, Confederate 1,500

25

Mine Creek, Kansas

Battle of Mine Creek

The Battle of Mine Creek, also known as the Battle of the Osage, was a battle that occurred on October 25, 1864 in Kansas as part of Price's Raid during the American Civil War...

• Forces: Union Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  , Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Union 150, Confederate 800

25

Marmiton River, Missouri

Battle of Marmiton River

The Battle of Marmiton River occurred on October 25, 1864, in Vernon County, Missouri during the American Civil War....

• Forces: Union cavalry from Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
  , Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Unknown

26 to 29

Decatur, Alabama

Battle of Decatur

The Battle of Decatur was a demonstration conducted from October 26 to October 29, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces of 3–5,000 men under Brig. Gen. Robert S. Granger prevented the 39,000 men of the Confederate Army of Tennessee under ...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  , Union garrison and other troops
• Losses: Union 155, Confederate 200

27 to 28

Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, Virginia

Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road

The Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road was fought October 27–28, 1864, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War....

• Forces: Union Army of the James
  Army of the James
  The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia.-History:...
  
  , Confederate detachments from Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
  
  
• Losses: Union 1,603, Confederate less than 100

27 to 28 October

Boydton Plank Road, Virginia

Battle of Boydton Plank Road

-References:****...

• Forces: Union Army of the Potomac
  Army of the Potomac
  The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
  
  , Confederate Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  The Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. The corps was formed in mid-1863 and served until Lee's surrender April 9, 1865, near the end of the war.-Formation:After the death of...
  
  
• Losses: Union 1,758, Confederate 1,300

28

Second Newtonia, Missouri

Battle of Newtonia II

The Second Battle of Newtonia was fought on October 28, 1864, in Newton County, Missouri, as part of Major General Sterling Price's Missouri Expedition of the American Civil War....

• Forces: Cavalry from Union Army of the Border
  Army of the Border
  The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.Major General James G...
  
   and Confederate Army of Missouri
  Army of Missouri
  The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...
  
  
• Losses: Union 400, Confederate 250

November

4 to 5

Johnsonville, Tennessee

Battle of Johnsonville

The Battle of Johnsonville was fought November 4–5, 1864, in Benton County, Tennessee and Humphreys County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest culminated a 23-day raid through western Tennessee by attacking the Union supply...

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Union garrison
• Losses: unknown

11 to 14

Bull's Gap, Tennessee

Battle of Bull's Gap

The Battle of Bull's Gap was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring from November 11 to November 13, 1864, in Hamblen County and Greene County, Tennessee....

• Forces: Confederate Department of Southwest Virginia, Union garrison
• Losses: Confederate 100, Union 24 (including 300 prisoners)

22

Griswoldville, Georgia

• Forces: Confederate militia, Union Grand Army of the West
• Losses: Confederate 650, Union 62

24 to 29

Columbia, Tennessee

Battle of Columbia

The Battle of Columbia was a series of military actions that took place November 24–29, 1864, in Maury County, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It concluded the movement of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee from the...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  , Union IV Corps
  IV Corps (ACW)
  There were two corps of the Union Army called IV Corps during the American Civil War. They were separate units, one serving with the Army of the Potomac and the Department of Virginia in the Eastern Theater, 1862–63, the other with the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theater,...
  
   and XXIII Corps
  XXIII Corps (ACW)
  XXIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Western Theater as part of the Army of the Ohio.The corps was organized in April 1863 by order of the departmental commander, Ambrose E. Burnside...
  
  
• Losses: unknown

28th

Buck Head Creek, Georgia

• Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and Union Grand Army of the West
• Losses: Confederate 600, Union 46

29

Sand Creek, Colorado

Sand Creek Massacre

As conflict between Indians and white settlers and soldiers in Colorado continued, many of the Cheyenne and Arapaho, including bands under Cheyenne chiefs Black Kettle and White Antelope, were resigned to negotiate peace. The chiefs had sought to maintain peace in spite of pressures from whites...

• Forces: Union 1st Colorado Cavalry
  1st Colorado Cavalry
  The 1st Colorado Cavalry was formed in 1862 by Territorial Governor John Evans, composed mostly of members of the 1st Colorado Infantry and of C and D Companies of the 2nd Colorado Infantry...
  
   and 3rd Colorado Cavalry, Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho
• Losses: Union 48, Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho 150

29

Spring Hill, Tennessee

Battle of Spring Hill

The Battle of Spring Hill was fought November 29, 1864, at Spring Hill, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, attacked a Union force under Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield as it...

• Forces: Union IV Corps
  IV Corps (ACW)
  There were two corps of the Union Army called IV Corps during the American Civil War. They were separate units, one serving with the Army of the Potomac and the Department of Virginia in the Eastern Theater, 1862–63, the other with the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theater,...
  
   and XXIII Corps
  XXIII Corps (ACW)
  XXIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Western Theater as part of the Army of the Ohio.The corps was organized in April 1863 by order of the departmental commander, Ambrose E. Burnside...
  
  , Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  
• Losses: Union 350, Confederates 500

30

Second Franklin, Tennessee

• Forces: Union IV Corps
  IV Corps (ACW)
  There were two corps of the Union Army called IV Corps during the American Civil War. They were separate units, one serving with the Army of the Potomac and the Department of Virginia in the Eastern Theater, 1862–63, the other with the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theater,...
  
   and XXIII Corps
  XXIII Corps (ACW)
  XXIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Western Theater as part of the Army of the Ohio.The corps was organized in April 1863 by order of the departmental commander, Ambrose E. Burnside...
  
  , Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  
• Losses: Union 2,655, Confederate 7,300

December

4

LaVergne, Tennessee

• Forces: Union garrison, Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps
• Losses: Union 150 (captured), Confederate none

5 to 7

Third Murfreesboro, Tennessee

• Forces: Union garrison, Confederate detachment from Army of Tennessee
• Losses: Union 208, Confederate 214

15

Battle of Fort McAllister (1864)

• Forces: Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and Union Grand Army of the West
• Losses: Confederate 230, Union 134

15 to 16

Nashville, Tennessee

Battle of Nashville

The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under...

• Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  , Union Army of the Cumberland
  Army of the Cumberland
  The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
  
  
• Losses: Confederate 6,500, Union 3,061

17 to 18

Marion, Virginia

Battle of Marion

The Battle of Marion was a military engagement fought between units of the Union Army and the Confederate Army during the American Civil War near the town of Marion, Virginia. The battle was part of Union Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's attack upon southwest Virginia, aimed at destroying Confederate...

• Forces: Confederate Department of Southwest Virginia, Union cavalry
• Losses: 300 total

20 to 21

Second Saltville, Virginia

Battle of Saltville II

The Battle of Saltville , was fought near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War....

• Forces: Confederate Department of Southwest Virginia, Union cavalry
• Losses: unknown

24th

Richland Creek, Tennessee

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps
  Forrest's Cavalry Corps
  Forrest's Cavalry Corps was part of the Army of Tennessee during the American Civil War and commanded by Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. It took part in the various battles throughout the whole war.-References:...
  
  , Union cavalry, Army of the Cumberland

• Losses: Confederate six, Union unknown

24th-27th

Fort Fisher I

First Battle of Fort Fisher

The First Battle of Fort Fisher, was a siege fought from December 23 to December 27, 1864, was a failed attempt by Union forces to capture the fort guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, the South's last major port on the Atlantic Ocean...

, North Carolina

• Forces: Confederate Cape Fear District, Department of North Carolina, Union Fort Fisher Expeditionary Force, Army of the James
• Losses: 320 total

25th

Pulaski, Tennessee

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Union cavalry, Army of the Cumberland
• Losses: unknown

26th

Sugar Creek, Tennessee

• Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps
  Forrest's Cavalry Corps
  Forrest's Cavalry Corps was part of the Army of Tennessee during the American Civil War and commanded by Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. It took part in the various battles throughout the whole war.-References:...
  
  , Union cavalry, Army of the Cumberland
• Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 162