Battle of Atlanta (22 July 1864) Battle of Atlanta A major 1864 engagement of the American Civil War during Sherman's Atlanta Campaign; the battle weakened Confederate defenses around Atlanta and helped shape the final months of th…
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864) Battle of Spotsylvania Court House A major encounter of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, fought May 8–21, 1864, noted for desperate trench fighting at the Mule Shoe and heavy casua…
Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7, 1864) Battle of the Wilderness A major 1864 clash in dense Virginia thickets during the Overland Campaign where Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee fought an indecisive but strategically important battle.
