United States 4th Cavalry (Union)
2/28/62
Battle - Island Number Ten - New Madrid, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee
In addition to prosecuting the coastal blockade and pursuing Confederate commerce raiders, the U.S. Navy's other main role in the Civil War, and arguably its most important one, was seizing and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In this effort, the main obstacle was not the tiny Confederate navy, but rather the formidable shore fortifications erected by the Confederates along the banks of the Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippi Rivers. This war, therefore, was less often a matter of s…READ MORE
4/6/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant James Powell
LieutenantJames Powell
4/6/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace, and Colonel James M. Tuttle
Brigadier GeneralW.H.L. Wallace
ColonelJames M. Tuttle
4/6/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace
Brigadier GeneralW.H.L. Wallace
4/6/62
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
4/29/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Eugene W. Crittenden
CaptainEugene W. Crittenden
4/29/62
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major Granville O. Haller
MajorGranville O. Haller
5/31/62
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Elmer Otis
CaptainElmer Otis
12/31/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
4/10/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James B. McIntire
CaptainJames B. McIntire
4/10/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel William B. Sipes
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam B. Sipes
4/10/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General David S. Stanley
Brigadier GeneralDavid S. Stanley
4/10/63
Battle - Franklin (1863) - Williamson County, Tennessee
The Battle of Franklin fought on April 10 1863, was a mere skirmish fought at the same location that the major Battle of Franklin would be fought in 1864.READ MORE
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James B. Mcintyre
CaptainJames B. Mcintyre
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert H. G. Minty
ColonelRobert H. G. Minty
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George Crook
Brigadier GeneralGeorge Crook
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
6/10/64
Battle - Noonday Creek - Cobb County, Georgia
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert Minty
ColonelRobert Minty
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Kenner Garrard
Brigadier GeneralKenner Garrard
8/31/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
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