The Battle of North Anna was fought May 23–26, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E...
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Pamunkey and York rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay. The river was the site of the Battle of North Anna during the American Civil War. According...
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56th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Massachusetts)
heavily engaged in the Battle of North Anna during a phase of the battle which took place at Ox Ford. Their brigade under the command of Gen. Ledlie made a...
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Overland Campaign (category Battles commanded by Ulysses S. Grant)
the North Anna River (Battle of North Anna, May 23–26). Here, Lee held clever defensive positions that provided an opportunity to defeat portions of Grant's...
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Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Grant abandoned the stalemate following the Battle of North Anna (May 23–26) by once...
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to the Battle of North Anna. In March 1864, Grant was summoned from the Western Theater, promoted to lieutenant general, and given command of all Union...
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official battle of the Texas Revolution. Determined to quell the rebellion of immigrants, Santa Anna began assembling a large force, the Army of Operations...
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Theater of the American Civil War Category:Battles of the American Civil War Some battles have more than one name; e.g., the battles known in the North as...
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Anna Sorokin (Russian: Анна Сорокина, pronounced [ˈanːə sɐˈrokʲɪnɐ]; born January 23, 1991), also known as Anna Delvey, is a con artist and fraudster...
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decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican...
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Irish Brigade (Union Army) (category Units and formations of the Union Army from New York (state))
Massachusetts. The 29th was never fond of being brigaded with three Irish "Fenian" regiments from New York and soon after the Battle of Antietam the 29th was replaced...
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Ambrose Burnside (category Republican Party governors of Rhode Island)
was rectified on May 24 just before the Battle of North Anna, when Burnside agreed to waive his precedence of rank and was placed under Meade's direct...
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himself in battle, a path that led him to a national political career. Santa Anna's provincial origins made him uncomfortable in the halls of power in Mexico...
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A. P. Hill (category American military personnel of the Mexican–American War)
the battle at Lee's side. After recovering and regaining his corps, he was later rebuked by Lee for his piecemeal attacks at the Battle of North Anna. By...
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pressed on. Santa Anna fortified the ex-convent at Churubusco, with fierce fighting there. A two-week armistice followed the battle. On September 8, 1847...
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Cobb's Legion (category Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War)
(May 5 – May 6, 1864) Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8 – May 21, 1864) Battle of North Anna (May 23 – May 26, 1864) Battle of Cold Harbor (June 1...
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Rufus Dawes (category Fathers of vice presidents of the United States)
during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was a post-war businessman, Congressman, and author, and the father of four nationally known sons, one of whom, Charles...
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45th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Pennsylvania)
of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of North Anna Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Battle of...
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Jonathan C. Kirk (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
Ohio. Kirk was awarded the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of North Anna on May 23, 1864 when he single-handedly captured 13 armed Confederate...
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6th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from South Carolina)
Place in North Carolina. Battle of the Wilderness VA (May 5–6, 1864) Battle of Spotsylvania Court House VA (May 8–21, 1864) Battle of North Anna VA (May...
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Wade Hampton III (category University of South Carolina alumni)
killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. Hampton escorted Lee's withdrawal to Richmond, fighting at the Battle of North Anna and the Battle of Haw's Shop before...
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Leopold Karpeles (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
its march in pursuit of Lee's army. Its next major engagement came in the Battle of North Anna on 24 May as part of the brigade of Brigadier General James...
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Oxford (disambiguation) (redirect from List of places and things named Oxford)
Ford, an action during the Battle of North Anna in the American Civil War Viscount of Oxfuird, a title in the Peerage of Scotland Oxenford (disambiguation)...
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John B. Gordon (category American people of Scottish descent)
the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (the Bloody Angle) prevented a Confederate rout. His division was held in reserve at the Battle of North Anna and...
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170th New York Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Cotter Murphy - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of North Anna River; dismissed from the service June 4, 1864...
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2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Wisconsin)
casualties as a percentage of its total enlistment of any Union Army unit in the war.: 65 Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, on April 16, 1861, President Abraham...
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The Battle of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, while Santa Anna's army was in retreat from the Battle of Contreras or Battle of Padierna during...
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Joseph N. G. Whistler (category American military personnel of the Mexican–American War)
Overland Campaign, specifically the Battle of North Anna, and the Siege of Petersburg, specifically the Second Battle of Petersburg. He was nominated on January...
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objected to receiving commands from a junior officer. By the time of the Battle of North Anna, however, Grant acknowledged that this arrangement was ineffective...
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(Virginia) Battle of Caulk's Field Battle of North Point Battle of Lake Champlain Battle of Baltimore Battle of Pensacola (1812) 1815 Battle of New Orleans...
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