Historical Events In 1864
May 15 Battle of New Market VA
May 14 Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day)
May 15 Battle of Resaca GA (3rd day)
May 01 Atlanta campaign, Georgia
May 04 Ulysses S Grant crosses Rapidan &begins his duel with Robert E Lee
May 10 Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
May 09 Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark
May 20 Spotsylvania-campaign ends after 10,920 killed/injured person
May 11 General J E B Stuart is mortally wounded in Battle of Yellow Tavern VA (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge)
May 05 Atlanta Campaign-5 days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge
May 16 Atlanta Campaign-battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13)
May 08 Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway Bridge VA (Drewry's Bluff)
May 08 Atlanta Campaign Severe fighting near Dalton
May 23 Battle of Dallas GA
May 19 Skirmish at Cassville GA
May 06 Battle of Port Walthall Junction VA
May 12 Battle of Todd's Tavern VA (Sheridan's Raid)
May 18 Battle of Yellow Bayou LA (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks)
May 04 General Grant's Army at Potomac attacks at Rappahannock
May 15 Skirmish at Marksville (Avoyelles) (Red River Campaign)
May 21 GEN David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia
May 16 Last battles at Drewry's Bluff VA (6,666 casualties)
May 29 Méxican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz
May 30 Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) VA
May 07 Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses: USA-17,666; CSA-7,500)
May 08 Battle of Antietam VA (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill)
May 05 Battle between Confederate & Union ships at mouth of Roanoke
May 19 Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania
May 05 Battle of Wilderness VA (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern)
May 03 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA Confederate assault
May 10 Skirmish at Ny River VA
May 12 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
May 01 Wilderness campaign
May 12 US Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to Brigadier-General
May 20 Battle at Ware Bottom Church VA, 1,400 killed or injured
