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Volume 46, Chapter 58 - Operations in Northern and Southeastern Virginia, North Carolina (January 1-31), West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. January 1-June 30, 1865

Jan 1-Apr. 3, 1865 - The Richmond (Virginia) Campaign. (see below)

Jan 2, 1865 - Scout from Benvard's Mills to South Quay, Va.

Jan 3-17, 1865 - Expedition to and capture of Fort Fisher, N. C., and its dependencies.

Jan 7, 1865 - The Second Division, Nineteenth Army Corps, leaves the Shenandoah Valley, Va., en route to Savannah, Ga.

Jan 11, 1865 - Capture of U. S. Forces at Beverly, W. Va.

Jan 11-15, 1865 - Scout from New Creek through Greenland Gap to Franklin, W. Va.

Jan 12, 1865 - The State of North Carolina merged into the Department of the South.

Jan 16, 1865 - The State of North Carolina designated as the District of North Carolina in the Department of the South.

Jan 18, 1865 - Affair near Lovettsville, Va.

Jan 19, 1865 - Reconnaissance to Myrtle Sound and skirmish at Half-Moon Battery, N. C.

Jan 31, 1865 - The Department of North Carolina constituted, to consist of the State of North Carolina, and Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assigned to its command.

Feb 1, 1865 - Bvt. Brig. Gen. William W. Morris, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Middle Department.

Feb 3, 1865 - Affair near Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Feb 4-6, 1865 - Expedition from Winchester, Va., to Moorefield, W. Va.

Feb 5, 1865 - Skirmish at Charlestown, W. Va.

Feb 6-7, 1865 - Scout from Fairfax Court-House to Brentsville, Va.

Feb 9, 1865 - General Robert E. Lee, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Confederate Armies.

Feb 11, 1865 - Affair at Williamsburg, Va.

Feb 11-15, 1865 - Expedition from Bermuda Hundred to Fearnsville and Smithfield, Va.

Feb 13-17, 1865 - Expedition from Camp Russell (near Winchester) to Edenburg and Little Fort Valley, Va., and skirmishes.

Feb 15-16, 1865 - Scout from Fairfax Court-House to Aldie and Middleburg, Va.

Feb 18-19, 1865 - Expedition from Camp Averell (near Winchester) into Loudoun County, Va., and skirmish (19th) at Ashby's Gap. Scout in Prince William County, Va.

Feb 21, 1865 - Raid on Cumberland, Md.

Feb 23-24, 1865 - Expedition from Yorktown to West Point, Va.

Feb 26, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, assigned to the command of the Department of West Virginia, and temporarily of all the troops of the Middle Military Division not under the immediate command of Major-General Sheridan.

Feb 27-Mar. 28, 1865 - Expedition from Winchester to the front of Petersburg, Va.

Feb 27-Apr. 23, 1865 - Operations in the Shenandoah Valley.

Mar 3-8, 1865 - Operations about Warrenton, Bealeton Station, Sulphur Springs, Salem, and Centerville, Va.

Mar 5-8, 1865 - Expedition from Fort Monroe to Fredericksburg, Va.

Mar 7, 1865 - Skirmish near Flint Hill, Va.

Mar 10-11, 1865 - Expedition from Suffolk, Va., to Murfree's Depot, N. C., with skirmish (10th) at South Quay, Va.

Mar 11-13, 1865 - Expedition from Fort Monroe into Westmoreland County, Va., with skirmish (12th) near Warsaw, Va.

Mar 12, 1865 - Skirmish near Peach Grove, Va.

Mar 12-14, 1865 - Scout in Loudoun County, Va.

Mar 14-16, 1865 - Scout from Philippi to Carrick's Ford, W. Va.

Mar 14-17, 1865 - Scout from New Creek to Moorefield, W. Va.

Mar 18, 1865 - Skirmish near Dranesville, Va.

Mar 22, 1865 - Skirmish near Patterson's Creek Station, W. Va.

Mar 28-April 11, 1865 - Expedition from Deep Bottom, Va., to near Weldon, N. C., with skirmishes.

Mar 29-April 9, 1865 - The Appomattox (Virginia) Campaign.

Apr 3, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln visits Petersburg, Va.

Apr 4, 1865 - Capture of the steamer Harriet De Ford, near Fair Haven, Chesapeake Bay, Md. President Abraham Lincoln visits Richmond, Va.

Apr 8-10, 1865 - Scout from Vienna into Loudoun County, Va. Scout from Fairfax Court-House into Loudoun County, Va.

Apr 10, 1865 - Skirmishes near Burke's Station and at Arundel's Farm, Va.

Apr 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln murderously assaulted by J. Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater, Washington, D. C.

Apr 15, 1865 - Death of President Abraham Lincoln from injuries received at the hands of J. Wilkes Booth.

Apr 15-23, 1865 - Scout through the counties of Randolph and Pocahontas, W. Va., and of Bath and Highland, Va.

Apr 19, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Middle Department. The Military Division of the James organized, to consist of the Department of Virginia and such parts of North Carolina not occupied by the command of General Sherman, and including the Army of the Potomac, and Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, U. S. Army, assigned to the command of the division.

Apr 22, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Military Division of the James.

Apr 23-29, 1865 - Expedition from Burkeville and Petersburg to Danville and South Boston, Va.

Apr 26, 1865 - Capture of J. Wilkes Booth and David E. Herold, at Garrett's Farm, near Port Royal, Va.

Apr 26-May 5, 1865 - Operations in the Shenandoah Valley, Va.

May 6-14, 1865 - Expedition from Richmond to Staunton and Charlottesville, Va.

May 23, 1865 - The Army of the Potomac reviewed in the city of Washington, D.C.

Jun 1-13, 1865 - Expedition through Pocahontas and Pendleton Counties, W. Va., and Highland County, Va.

Jun 8, 1865 - The Sixth Army Corps reviewed in the city of Washington, D. C.

Jun 27, 1865 - Maj. Gen. George G. Meade assigned to the command of the Military Division of the Atlantic; Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, to the Department of the East; Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, to the Middle Department; Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Augur, to the Department of Washington; and Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, to the Department of Virginia.

Jun 30, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, U. S. Army, relinquishes command of the Military Division of the James.

 

JANUARY 1-APRIL 3, 1865 - The Richmond (Virginia) Campaign.

Jan 2, 1865 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Fifth Army Corps. Brig. Gen. Charles Devens, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps.

Jan 8, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and Army of the James, vice Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, relieved.

Jan 9, 1865 - Skirmish near Disputanta Station.

Jan 11, 1865 - Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Army of the Potomac.

Jan 12, 1865 - Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Ninth Army Corps.

Jan 15, 1565 - Maj. Gen. John Gibbon, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps.

Jan 17, 1865 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. George W. Getty, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Sixth Army Corps.

Jan 23-24, 1865 - Action at Fort Brady, James River.

Jan 24, 1865 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Ninth Army Corps.

Jan 25, 1865 - Skirmish near Powhatan.

Jan 27, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Fifth Army Corps.

Jan 30, 1865 - Scout to Long Bridge and Bottom's Bridge.

Feb 2, 1865 - Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Ninth Army Corps.

Feb 5-7, 1865 - Battle of Hatcher's Run (otherwise known as Dabney's Mill, Armstrong's Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road).

Feb 6, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, U. S. Army, assigned to the command of the Department of Virginia.

Feb 14, 1865 - Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Sixth Army Corps.

Mar 25, 1865 - Assault on Fort Stedman. Action at the Watkins House. Action at Fort Fisher.

Mar 29, 1865 - Engagement at Lewis' Farm, near Gravelly Run. Skirmish at the junction of the Quaker and Boydton Roads. Skirmish on the Vaughan Road, near Hatcher's Run.

Mar 30, 1865 - Skirmishes on the line of Hatcher's Run and Gravelly Run. Skirmish near Five Forks.

Mar 31, 1865 - Engagement at the White Oak Road, or White Oak Ridge. Action at Hatcher's Run, or Boydton Road. Action at Crow's house. Engagement at Dinwiddie Court-House.

Apr 1, 1865 - Battle of Five Forks. Skirmish at the White Oak Road.

Apr 2, 1865 - Engagement at Sutherland's Station, South Side Railroad. Assault upon and capture of fortified lines in front of Petersburg. Skirmish at Gravelly Ford, on Hatcher's Run. Action at Scott's Cross-Roads.

Apr 3, 1865 - Occupation of Richmond and Petersburg by the Union forces.


 

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