Grant begins the Overland Campaign southwardMay 4, 1864Labels: Ulysses S, Army of, Richmond CampaignBritannica WildernessNPS Cold Harbor
Battle of the Wilderness opens the campaignMay 5, 1864Labels: Battle of, Army of, Dense woodsBritannica WildernessNPS FRSP overview
Grant turns south toward Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 7, 1864Labels: Spotsylvania maneuver, Ulysses S, RichmondBritannica WildernessNPS Spotsylvania shelter
Fighting begins at Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864Labels: Spotsylvania Court, Field fortifications, EntrenchmentsNPS Spotsylvania shelterBritannica Spotsylvania
Overland Campaign stalls at the North Anna RiverMay 23, 1864Labels: North Anna, Robert E, Defensive lineNPS North AnnaABT North Anna
Totopotomoy Creek clashes push armies toward Cold HarborMay 29, 1864Labels: Totopotomoy Creek, Cold Harbor, Army movementNPS TotopotomoyABT Totopotomoy map
Cold Harbor fighting culminates in costly assaultsJun 3, 1864Labels: Cold Harbor, Entrenched defenses, June 3NPS Cold HarborBritannica Petersburg
Union probes Petersburg in the First Battle of PetersburgJun 9, 1864Labels: First Battle, Petersburg defenses, Rail hubFirst PetersburgBritannica Petersburg
Second Battle of Petersburg fails; siege lines formJun 15, 1864Labels: Second Battle, Siege lines, Trench networksABT Second PetersburgBritannica Petersburg
Jerusalem Plank Road battle targets the Weldon RailroadJun 21, 1864Labels: Jerusalem Plank, Weldon Railroad, Supply linesJerusalem Plank RoadBritannica Petersburg
Battle of the Crater ends in Union defeatJul 30, 1864Labels: Battle of, Mine explosion, Confederate counterattackBritannica CraterNPS Petersburg
Globe Tavern permanently cuts the Weldon RailroadAug 18, 1864Labels: Globe Tavern, Weldon Railroad, Union occupationEncyclopedia VABritannica Petersburg
Confederate attack at Fort Stedman failsMar 25, 1865Labels: Fort Stedman, Confederate assault, LeeNPS Fort StedmanBritannica Petersburg
Union victory at Five Forks threatens last supply lineApr 1, 1865Labels: Five Forks, South Side, Union victoryNPS Five ForksBritannica Petersburg
Breakthrough at Petersburg ends the siegeApr 2, 1865Labels: Petersburg breakthrough, Union assault, Abandonment ofNPS Five ForksBritannica Petersburg
Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Labels: Appomattox Court, Robert E, SurrenderNPS SurrenderBritannica Appomattox