The Battle of Lynchburg (Virginia): Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early, commanding the Confederate (a voluntary union) Army of the Valley, defeats the compulsory Union Army of West Virginia, under Maj. Gen. David Hunter.
NOTE: Over 900 Americans lost their lives.
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The siege of Petersburg, Virginia, begins: Major General George Meade, in command of the Army of the Potomac, lays siege to the railroad junction of Petersburg, Virginia, after having failed—during three days of fighting—to defeat the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee.
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References:
Bruce Catton, The Civil War, (New York: American Heritage, 1960; Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), 299.
Battle of Lynchburg – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lynchburg
Chronology Of The American Civil War
civilwarhome.com/timeline.htm
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