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Volume 42, Chapter 54 - Operations in Southeastern Virginia and North Carolina. August 1 - December 31, 1864

Aug. 1-Dec. 31, 1864 - The Richmond (Virginia) Campaign. (see below)

Sep 9, 1864 - Capture of Steamer Fawn and skirmish at Currituck Bridge, Va.

Sep 29, 1864 - Action in Scuppernong River, N. C.

Oct 11-13, 1864 - Scout from Camp Palmer to Gum Swamp, N. C.

Oct 15-17, 1864 - Expedition from Bernard's Mills to Murfree's Station, Va., and skirmish (16th) at the Blackwater.

Oct 16-18, 1864 - Expedition from City Point into Surry County, Va.

Oct 27-28, 1864 - Destruction of the Confederate ram Albemarle, at Plymouth, N. C.

Dec 5, 1864 - Capture of the tug-boat Lizzie Freeman, near Smithfield, Va.

Dec 6-10, 1864 - Expedition from Portsmouth, Va., to Hertford, N. C.

Dec 7-27, 1864 - Expedition to and operations against Fort Fisher, N. C.

Dec 10-15, 1864 - Scout from Core Creek to Southwest Creek, N. C., and skirmishes.

Dec 11-19, 1864 - Operations about Broadwater Ferry and Chowan River, Va.

Dec 15, 1864 - Expedition from Fort Monroe to Pagan Creek, Va.

Dec 20-22, 1864 - Engagement at Poplar Point, N. C.

 

AUGUST 1 - DECEMBER 31, 1864 - The Richmond (Virginia) Campaign

Aug 1, 1864 - Skirmish at Deep Bottom.

Aug 3, 1864 - Action near Wilcox's Landing.

Aug 4, 1864 - Action near Harrison's Landing.

Aug 5, 1864 - Explosion of Confederate mine in front of the Eighteenth Army Corps. Skirmish at Cabin Point.

Aug 7, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, U. S. Army, assigned to temporary command of the Middle Military Division.

Aug 9, 1864 - Explosion at City Point. Affair near Sycamore Church.

Aug 13, 1864 - Actions at Four-Mile Creek and Dutch Gap.

Aug 13-20, 1864 - Demonstration on the north bank of the James River, at Deep Bottom (including combats at Fussell's Mill, Gravel Hill, Bailey's Creek, Deep Run (or Creek), White's Tavern, Charles City Road, New Market Road, &c.

Aug 14, 1864 - Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, U. S. Army, in command of the Ninth Army Corps.

Aug 18-21, 1864 - Battle of the Weldon Railroad (including combats at Globe Tavern, Yellow House, and Blick's Station).

Aug 22, 1864 - Skirmish on the Vaughan Road.

Aug 23, 1864 - Action on the Dinwiddie Road, near Reams' Station.

Aug 24, 1864 - Skirmish near Reams' Station. Action on the Vaughan Road, near Reams' Station.

Aug 25, 1864 - Battle of Reams' Station.

Aug 27, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Army of the James.

Aug 31, 1864 - Skirmish near the Davis House.

Sep 2, 1864 - Reconnaissance beyond Yellow Tavern, on Weldon Railroad.

Sep 3, 1864 - Affair near Sycamore Church.

Sep 4, 1864 - Maj. Gen. John Gibbon, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Eighteenth Army Corps.

Sep 5, 1864 - Maj. Gen. David B. Birney, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Army of the James.

Sep 5-6, 1864 - Reconnaissance to Sycamore Church.

Sep 7, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Army of the James.

Sep 10, 1864 - Assault on Confederate works at the Chimneys.

Sep 13, 1864 - Scout to Poplar Spring Church.

Sep 15, 1864 - Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie Court-House, and skirmish.

Sep 16-17, 1864 - Affair at Coggins' Point (16th) and pursuit of the Confederates.

Sep 19, 1864 - Scout to Lee's Mill and Proctor's House.

Sep 22, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Eighteenth Army Corps.

Sep 29-30, 1864 - Battle of Chaffin's Farm (including combats at Fort Harrison, Fort Gilmer, New Market Heights, and Laurel Hill).

Sep 29-Oct. 2, 1864 - Battle of Poplar Spring Church (including combats at Wyatt's, Peebles', and Pegram's Farms, Chappell House, and Vaughan Road).

Oct 1, 1864 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Eighteenth Army Corps.

Oct 7, 1864 - Engagement on the Darbytown and New Market Roads (including combats at Johnson's Farm and Four-Mile Creek).

Oct 8, 1864 - Reconnaissance on the Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads.

Oct 11, 1864 - Bvt. Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Tenth Army Corps.

Oct 11-12, 1864 - Scout toward Stony Creek Station.

Oct 13, l864 - Engagement on the Darbytown Road.

Oct 17, 1864 - Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, C. S. Army, ordered to resume command of his army corps.

Oct 27, 1864 - Skirmish in front of Fort Morton and Fort Sedgwick.

Oct 27-28, 1864 - Engagement at Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road. Engagement at Boydton Plank Road or Hatcher's Run,

Oct 29, 1864 - Skirmish at Johnson's Farm.

Nov 1-5, 1864 - Scout from Bermuda Hundred into Charles City County.

Nov 5, 1864 - Skirmishes in front of Forts Haskell and Morton.

Nov 7, 1864 - Reconnaissance toward Stony Creek.

Nov 16, 1864 - Skirmish near Lee's Mill.

Nov 24, 1864 - Skirmish near Prince George Court-House.

Nov 25, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, U. S. Army, assigned to temporary command of the Second Army Corps.

Nov 28, 1864 - Scout toward Stony Creek Station. Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, assigned to command of a new veteran volunteer army corps (to be organized).

Dec 1, 1864 - Expedition to Stony Creek Station, and skirmish.

Dec 3, 1864 - The Tenth and Eighteenth Army Corps discontinued and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Army Corps organized, to be commanded respectively by Maj. Gens. Edward O. C Ord and Godfrey Weitzel, U. S. Army.

Dec 4, 1864 - Skirmish near Davenport Church.

Dec 7-12, 1864 - Expedition to Hicksford, and skirmishes.

Dec 8, 1864 - Skirmish at Hatcher's Run.

Dec 9-10, 1864 - Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run, and skirmishes.

Dec 10, 1864 - Skirmish in front of Fort Holly.

Dec 14, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Army of the James.

Dec 24, 1864 - Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, U. S. Army, resumes command of the Army of the James.

Dec 30, 1864 - Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, U. S. Army, in temporary command of the Army of the Potomac, and Bvt. Maj. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox, U. S. Army, of the Ninth Army Corps.


 

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