EDX-Explorer

The campaign Military_operation pitted Hostile_encounter Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker 's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size , General Robert E. Lee 's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia .

Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. George Stoneman began Process_start a long-distance raid Attack against Lee 's supply lines at about the same time .

On May 1 , Hooker advanced Self_motion from Chancellorsville toward Lee , but the Confederate general split Destroying his army in the face of superior numbers , leaving Departing a small force at Fredericksburg to deter Hindering Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick from advancing , while he attacked Attack Hooker 's advance with about four-fifths of his army .

While performing Hold a personal reconnaissance Scrutiny in advance of his line , Jackson was wounded Bodily_harm by fire after dark from his own men close between the lines , and cavalry commander Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart temporarily replaced Change_of_leadership him as corps commander .

After pursuing Aiming the Confederate general Robert E. Lee into Maryland , Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of the Union Army launched Process_start attacks Attack against Lee 's army , in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek .

In the afternoon , Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside 's corps entered Becoming_a_member the action , capturing Conquering a stone bridge over Antietam Creek and advancing Cause_to_make_progress against the Confederate right .

His only opposition Hostile_encounter came from Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B .

The Confederate divisions of Maj. Gens .

The divisions led Causation by Maj. Gen. Thomas J .

Confederate Maj. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes made a feeble attempt to attack Attack the Union left Departing flank at Turkey Bridge but was driven Motion back .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Malvern Hill , also known as the Battle Hostile_encounter of Poindexter 's Farm , was fought Hostile_encounter on July 1 , 1862 , between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia , led by Gen. Robert E. Lee , and the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan .

Bad maps and faulty guides caused Causation Confederate Maj. Gen. John Magruder to be late for the battle Hostile_encounter , an excess of caution delayed Change_event_time Maj. Gen. Benjamin Huger , and Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson had problems collecting the Confederate artillery .

Gen. Lewis Armistead , and three successive waves of Confederate infantry charges Attack triggered Causation by unclear orders from Lee and the actions of Maj. Gens .

It took place Process_start on July 30 , 1864 , between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia , commanded Control by General Robert E. Lee , and the Union Army of the Potomac , commanded Control by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade ( under the direct supervision Scrutiny of the general-in-chief , Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ) .

After weeks of preparation , on July 30 , Union forces Causation exploded Attack a mine in Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside 's IX Corps sector , blowing Attack a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg , Virginia .

As Gen. Robert E. Lee 's Confederate Collaboration army invaded Attack Maryland , a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J .

After the victory at Battle of Berryville as the month began Process_start , Union Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan sought information about the troop strength of Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter between the Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg , and was named Name_conferral for Chickamauga Creek , which meanders near the battle Hostile_encounter area in northwest Georgia ( and ultimately flows Motion into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles ( 5.6 km ) northeast of downtown Chattanooga ) .

Union units spontaneously rallied to create Creating a defensive Defending line on Horseshoe Ridge `` ( `` Snodgrass Hill '' ) '' , forming Creating a new right wing for the line of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas , who assumed Employment overall command Control of remaining forces Causation .

Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans 's Army of the Cumberland marched Self_motion from Nashville , Tennessee , on December 26 , 1862 , to challenge Confronting_problem General Braxton Bragg 's Army of Tennessee at Murfreesboro .

A massive assault Attack by the corps of Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee , followed by that of Leonidas Polk , overran the wing commanded Control by Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook .

Bragg attempted to continue the assault Attack with the division of Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge , but the troops were slow in arriving Arriving and their multiple piecemeal attacks Attack failed .

Maj. Gen. Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied Control the summit of the hill on the night of 26–27 February 1881 .

Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson had been ordered Arranging to destroy Destroying the city of Columbus as a major Confederate Collaboration manufacturing Manufacturing center .

The Company lost Earnings_and_losses many officers , including Maj. Gen. Weir , Col. Vandeleur , and Maj. Griffith .

During the night of August 13–14 , a force under the command Control of Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock crossed Motion_directional the James River at Deep Bottom to threaten Warning Richmond and attract Confederate forces away from the Petersburg , Virginia , trenches and the Shenandoah Valley .

Data: MAVEN

Trigger word: Maj.

Event Types (Count): NegTrigger (30)

Negative Trigger