What the records say
- When
- 4 May 1864 – 24 Jun 1864
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 37.50° N, 79.00° W
- Description
- Conflict during the Civil War (1861-1865)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Overland Campaign
1864 series of battles in Virginia during the American Civil War
The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign, the Virginia Campaign, and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, towards the end of the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G.
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