Tag: petersburg campaign

May 10, 1864 Action at Chester Station, VA, with Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, and the Army of the James. The Union destruction of the Confederate torpedo station, on the James River, VA, by the Federal Army of the James. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from […]

May 7, 1864 August Valentine Kautz, USA, is appointed Brig. Gen. The US gun-boat, Shawsheen, is captured at Turkey Island, the James River, VA, during Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler’s Union operations on the south side of the James River, VA. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from […]

May 6, 1864 Encounter on the James River, near City Point, with the Union ironclad gunboat, the Commodore Jones, destroyed by a Confederate electronic torpedo, while Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler’s overwhelming Union army fails to take the city of Petersburg, VA, which is lightly defended by Maj. Gen. George Pickett, CSA. The Engagement at […]

May 5, 1864 Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, lands at Bermuda Hundred and City Point (now Hopewell), VA, below Richmond, VA. Brig. Gen. August V. Kautz’s, USA, raid against the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, VA, including skirmishes: a) at the Birch Island Bridges, the Blackwater River (6th) b) Stony Creek Station (7th), and c) […]

May 4, 1864 Operations on the South side of the James River, VA, as Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA, and the Army of the James, started out in transports and prepared to attack Richmond, VA, from the south. 5/4-6/2/1864. Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald […]

Chronological Siege of Petersburg Entries As I was driving home from work the other day, I started thinking about short, almost daily blog entries I could post with a minimum of effort but that also were informative and interesting. My thoughts turned to Ron Mosocco’s book Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the […]