Virginia Salem Mounted Artillery Battalion (Confederate)
5/8/62
Organized - Virginia Salem Mounted Artillery Battalion - Virginia
12/13/62
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
4/30/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
6/13/63
Battle - Second Winchester - Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
6/13/63
Battle - Winchester, Virginia
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
7/27/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Charles B. Griffin
CaptainCharles B. Griffin
7/27/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel R. A. Hardaway
Lieutenant ColonelR. A. Hardaway
7/27/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander, and Lieutenant Colonel F. Huger
Brigadier GeneralEdward Porter Alexander
Lieutenant ColonelF. Huger
7/27/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander
Brigadier GeneralEdward Porter Alexander
9/20/64
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
10/7/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Hardaway
Lieutenant ColonelR.A. Hardaway
10/7/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander
Brigadier GeneralEdward Porter Alexander
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
4/9/65
Mustered Out - Virginia Salem Mounted Artillery Battalion - Virginia
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