Category: Today In The Petersburg Campaign…

September 18, 1864 The affair near Martinsburg, WV, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, moves from the vicinity of Winchester, VA, against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Martinsburg, WV, with a force of 12,000 against Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s force, USA, of 40,000. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are […]

September 17, 1864 Affair at Limestone Ridge, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE. Copyright © 1993, 1994 […]

September 16, 1864 The affair at Coggins’ Point (16th) and the pursuit of the Confederates, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. 9/16-17/1864. Skirmishes at Snicker’s Gap, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. 9/16-17/1864. Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, travels to Charlestown, WV, to meet with Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA, to discuss a Union offensive […]

September 15, 1864 Federal reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie Court-House, and skirmish, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. Skirmish at Seivers’ Ford, Opequon Creek, VA, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of […]

September 14, 1864 Brig. Gen. Joshua Blackwood Howell, USA, dies near Petersburg, VA, from injuries suffered September 12, 1864, when he fell off his horse, being promoted to Brig. Gen. the day of his injury. Skirmish near Berryville, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Richard H. Anderson, CSA, and his army corps again leaves for the Petersburg, […]

September 13, 1864 Skirmish at Abraham’s Creek, near Winchester, VA, as Early and Sheridan continue to spar here as well as at the following: -Affair near Berryville, VA. -Skirmish at Gilbert’s Ford, Opequon Creek, VA. -Affair at Locke’s Ford, Opequon Creek, VA. Federal scout to Poplar Spring Church, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign. Note: All […]

September 12, 1864 Brig. Gen. Joshua Blackwood Howell, USA, is critically wounded near Petersburg, VA, where he suffers a fall from his horse, dying two days later on Sept. 14, 1864. Joshua Blackwood Howell, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. President Abraham Lincoln notifies Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant of his dismay over Maj. Gen. Philip […]