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Tuesday, 26 May 2026
May 08 Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway Bridge VA (Drewry's Bluff) 
May 08 Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway bridge Virginia (Drewry's Bluff).
May 08 Atlanta Campaign Severe fighting near Dalton.
May 08 Battle of Antietam VA (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill).
May 08 James Samuel Wadsworth, gen-mjr (Union), dies in battle at 56
May 09 "Uncle" John Sedgwick, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 50.
May 09 -20] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia.
May 09 Battle of Cloyd's Mount and Swift Creek VA (Drewery's Bluff, Fort Darling)
May 09 Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark.
May 09 Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church VA.
May 10 Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
May 10 James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union brig-general, dies in battle at 34
May 10 Skirmish at Ny River VA
May 11 Battle of Yellow Tavern, VA (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge).
May 11 General J E B Stuart is mortally wounded in Battle of Yellow Tavern VA (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge).
May 12 Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 37.
May 12 Battle of Drewry's Bluff, VA (Ft Darling)
May 12 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
May 12 Battle of Todd's Tavern VA (Sheridan's Raid).
May 12 Butler attacks Drewry's Bluff on James River (Fort Darling).
May 12 US Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to Brigadier-General.
May 13 -16] Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Resaca Georgia.
May 13 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Resaca GA
May 13 Junius Daniel, Confederate brig-general, dies at 35
May 14 Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day)
May 14 Eleanor Everest Freer, composer.
May 14 William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies
May 15 Battle of New Market VA.
May 15 Battle of New Market, Virginia.
May 15 Battle of Resaca GA (3rd day).
May 15 Skirmish at Marksville (Avoyelles) (Red River Campaign)
May 16 Atlanta Campaign-battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13).
May 16 Battle of Bermuda Hundred VA
May 16 Last battles at Drewry's Bluff VA (6666 casualties)
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