Outline from may 31- june 12, 1864

During the 1864 land track from May 31st to June 12th 1864, Potomac lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, Robert Lee and the Northern Virginia army fought in the central Virginia province. Battle of 6 weeks. Lee stagnated many times in the wilderness, spot sylvania, North Anna, Totopotomy Creek, but stopped, Grant went south to Richmond. The next logical military goal of Grant is the intersection of the old cold harbor of local residents. After fighting at Totopotomo in northeastern Richmond on May 31, 1864, Grant moved to southward Major General Philippe Sheridan and ordered to occupy the intersection of the old cold port.

(From May 5th to June 12th 1864) The first confrontation between Grant and Lee, this series of conflicts is a battle of the wilderness (50 miles northwest of Richmond), the southern leader AP Hill and evil caused a conflict there , More than 17,000 Northern people fell. In Spot Sylvania's court, Mead attacked Lee's men, but they repelled Meade "blood horn". The battle made in most fights was similar to what was seen in the First World War. Grant was within 10 miles of Richmond and met Lee in a cold harbor (June 3); he lost 7,500 men to 1,500 Lee and withdrew from the James River, but he was The certification war that had been weakened significantly the powers of the allies

I continued to hit the grant with a hammer. On June 12 he moved the base, wisely withdrawing from the front of Lee, crossing the James River. Because he accidentally did not occupy Petersburg, he settled in a normal siege battle. From June 18, 1864 until April 2, 1865, the Potomac Army was primarily engaged in mining, plundering, attacking, blocking the transport route of Lee, and dispatching side exploration teams. However, when Grant was starving in Richmond, Major General Philipp Sheridan destroyed the Virginia Valley, and southern shaman forces had burned a foolish land through Georgia. In the spring of 1865, Grant was ready for the last push. Sheridan's victory at the five forks (April 1, 1865) was the beginning of the end. Grant's second day

Watie's two biggest victories seized $ 1.5 million worth of goods at the capture of the federal steamship JR Williams on June 15, 1864 and the federal truck supply train on the cabin creek, September 19, 1864, 1864 It was. Watie was promoted to brigadier general on May 6, 1864, appointed the first Indian brigade. He is the only Indian who gained a general rank in civil war. On 23 June 1865, Watty surrendered and the last Federal officer put weapons.