Battles of 1864

1. Battles of 1864 • The Battle of the Wilderness • Virginia • The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Virginia • The Battle of Cold Harbor • Virginia

2. Battles of 1864 • The Battle of Petersburg • Virginia • The Battle of Nashville • Tennessee

3. The Battle of the Wilderness • Also known as Combats at Parker’s Stone, Craig’s Meeting House, Todd’s Tavern, Brock Road, the Furnaces. • Took place on May 5-7, 1864. Grant

4. The Battle of the Wilderness • American Commanders were Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commander was General Robert E. Lee.

5. The Battle of the Wilderness • Size of American force was 101,895. • Size of Confederate Force was about 61,025. • The American losses were 18,400. • The Confederate losses were 11,400. Lee

6. The Battle of the Wilderness • Union general James S. Wadsworth and Alexander Hays were killed. • Confederate generals John M. Jones, Micah Jenkins, and Leroy A. Stafford were killed. Lee

7. The Battle of the Wilderness • Inconclusive but Grant continued his offensive.

8. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Also known as Combats at Laurel Hill and Corbin’s Bridge (May 8), Ni River (May 9); Laurel Hill, Po River, and Bloody Angle (May 10); Salient or Bloody Angle (May 12-13); Piney Branch Church (May 15); Harrison House (May 18); Harris Farm (May 19). Grant

9. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Took place May 8-21, 1864. • American Commanders were Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commander was General Robert E. Lee.

10. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Size of American force was 100,000. • Size of Confederate Force was about 52,000. • The American losses were 18,000. • The Confederate losses were 12,000. Lee

11. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Union generals Sedgwick and Rice were killed. • Confederate generals Johnson and Steuart were captured, Daniel and Perrin mortally wounded. Lee

12. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Inconclusive but Grant continued his offensive.

13. The Battle of Cold Harbor • Also known as The Second Battle of Cold Harbor. • Took place May 31-June 12, 1864. • American Commanders were Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commander was General Robert E. Lee. Grant

14. The Battle of Cold Harbor • Size of American force was 108,000. • Size of Confederate Force was about 62,000. • The American losses were 13,000. • The Confederate losses were 2,500. • Confederate victory.

15. The Battle of Cold Harbor Lee Lee

16. The Battle of Petersburg • Also known as Assault on Petersburg. • Took place on June 15-18, 1864. • American Commanders were Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade. • Confederate Commanders were General Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard. Grant

17. The Battle of Petersburg • Size of American force was 62,000. • Size of Confederate Force was about 42,000. • The American losses were 8,150. • The Confederate losses were 3,236.

18. The Battle of Petersburg • Union Gen. James St. Clair Morton, chief engineer of the IX Corps, was killed on June 17. • Confederate victory. Beauregard

19. The Battle of Petersburg Lee Lee

20. The Battle of Nashville • Took place on December 15-16, 1864. • American Commander was Major General George H. Thomas. • Confederate Commander was General John Bell Hood. Thomas

21. The Battle of Nashville • Union forces were called the IV Army Corps, Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee, provisional detachment, and cavalry corps. • Confederate forces called the Army of Tennessee. Hood

22. The Battle of Nashville • American forces of 55,000. • Confederate forces of 23,000. • The American losses were 23. • The Confederate losses were 65. • Union victory. • Army of Tennessee ceases as an effective fighting force.