The Atlanta and Overland Campaigns keep on going in this episode as we start it out with the Battle Of Pickett's Mill on May 27th, 1864 in our only Atlanta Campaign battle of this week. We end with 3 Overland Campaign battles which are Haw's Shop on May 28th, Totopotomoy Creek on May 28th-30th, and Old Church on May 30th.

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The Overland and Atlanta Campaigns rage on in this episode! First up, we got the 7th battle of the Overland Campaign on May 24th, 1864 in Charles City, Virginia where Confederate Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee attacks a Union supply depot. This battle is notable as it's the first encounter of The Army Of Northern Virginia against African-American troops of the Union.

Next up, the battle of New Hope Church, the 7th battle of the Atlanta Campaign on May 25th-26th in Paulding County, GA sees Union Major General William Sherman still trying to break through Confederate General Joseph Johnston's lines.

We end the episode still at the Atlanta Campaign and the battle of Dallas, GA on May 28th.

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Coming up this week we have three battles from 3 different campaigns once again. We start with the battle of Yellow Bayou which was part of the Red River Campaign and took place May 18th, 1864 in Louisiana. We follow with the small battle of Ware Bottom Church on May 20th and this was the last battle of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. We end it with the big boys going at it once again, it's the Overland Campaign and the battle of North Anna which was actually a series of 3 actions taking place May 23rd-26th.

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We got three battles from 3 campaigns in this week's episode. First up, on May 15th, 1864 we are at the battle of New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia in the Lynchburg campaign as Union Major General Franz Sigel attempts to capture Staunton, Virginia.

Next, we head back to the Red River Campaign at the battle of Mansura in Mansura, Louisiana where Confederate forces look to destroy Major General Nathaniel P. Banks' army.

Lastly, we are back at the Atlanta Campaign at Adairsville where the Confederates want to delay the Union so General Joseph E. Johnston can set a bait trap.

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We are back to the Overland Campaign in our first battle of Yellow Tavern which took place May 11th, 1864 in Henrico County, VA. It was small battle but significant because of the death of J.E.B. Stuart after he was shot and killed by a retreating Union soldier. We move on to the battle of Proctor's Creek on May 12th-16th, part of the Bermuda Hundred campaign in Chesterfield County, VA. We end the episode with the battle of Resaca in the Atlanta Campaign on May 13th-15th where William Sherman's forces faces off against Joseph Johnston's forces in Gordon and Whitfield Counties, GA.


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Fresh off the Battle Of The Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse, we take a break from the main armies of both sides we have two battles from the Bermuda Hundred Campaign and two from the Crook-Averell Raid. First up, the battle of Swift Creek fought on May 9th, 1864 in Chesterfield County, VA where Union Major General Benjamin Butler looks to destroy a local railroad. Also on May 9th, in Pulaski County, VA, we have the battle of Cloyd's Mountain in which Union Birgadier General George Crook destroys a major bridge on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad used by Confederates to carry troops and supplies. We head back to Benjamin Butler at the battle of Chester Station on May 10th where his army is attacked by Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard and his army. Lastly, we go back to the Crook-Averell Raid at the battle of Cove Mountain May 10th, where the Confederate try and stop Brigadier General William Averell from attacking one of their lead mines in Wythe County, VA.

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After the Battle Of The Wilderness, The Army Of The Potomac moved southeast to find a more favorable fighting ground. The Army Of Northern Virginia followed and the two armies faced off at the crossroads of the Spotsylvania Court House from May 9th-21st. Lee now realizes that Grant will be like no other General he has faced from the Union so far.

In this episode, we also cover three small battles that preceded this one which were the battle of Port Walthall Junction on May 6th-7th in Virginia, the battle of Calcasieu Pass on May 6th in Louisiana, and the battle of Rocky Face Ridge on May 7th-13th in Georgia. The last one being the opening battle in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign.

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We are on to the first HUGE battle of 1864! It's the Battle Of The Wilderness and The Army Of The Potomac faces off against the Army Of Northern Virginia. This is Ulysses S. Grants first big battle since taking over the Union Army and he would prove to more aggressive than any of his predecessors. The battle of was fought May 5th-7th in Virginia and was the opening battle of Grant's Overland Campaign.

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We continue on with the Red River Campaign as we take a look at the battle of Jenkins' Ferry which occurred April 30t, 1864 southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas. This being the last battle of the Camden Expedition (part of the Red River Campaign) the Union looks to continue their retreat into Little Rock as the Confederates are hot on their tail. We end the episode with the battle of Albemarle Sound on May 5th, in North Carolina in which eight Union gunboats try and stop three Confederate warships from advancing up the river in their attempt to retake New Bern which has been in Union hands since March of 1862.

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We start out this episode with more of the Red River Campaign as the Confederates attempt to trap Union Major General Nathaniel P. Banks and his troops at Monett's Ferry in Natchitoches Parish, LA on April 23rd, 1864. Then, we stick with the campaign but move to Arkansas where, on April 25th, 1864, where the Rebels attack a Union supply train on it's way from Camden to Pine Bluff.

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