United States 4th Cavalry (Union)
28/02/1862
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
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant James Powell
LieutenantJames Powell
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace, and Colonel James M. Tuttle
Brigadier GeneralW.H.L. Wallace
ColonelJames M. Tuttle
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General W.H.L. Wallace
Brigadier GeneralW.H.L. Wallace
06/04/1862
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
29/04/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Eugene W. Crittenden
CaptainEugene W. Crittenden
29/04/1862
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
31/05/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Major Granville O. Haller
MajorGranville O. Haller
31/05/1862
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
31/12/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Elmer Otis
CaptainElmer Otis
31/12/1862
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
10/04/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James B. McIntire
CaptainJames B. McIntire
10/04/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel William B. Sipes
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam B. Sipes
10/04/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General David S. Stanley
Brigadier GeneralDavid S. Stanley
10/04/1863
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
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James B. Mcintyre
CaptainJames B. Mcintyre
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert H. G. Minty
ColonelRobert H. G. Minty
19/09/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George Crook
Brigadier GeneralGeorge Crook
19/09/1863
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
10/06/1864
Battle - Noonday Creek - Cobb County, Georgia
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert Minty
ColonelRobert Minty
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Kenner Garrard
Brigadier GeneralKenner Garrard
31/08/1864
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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