The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the pivotal event in United States history and the largest armed conflict in the Western world following the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and prior to the beginning of the First World War (1914). #History #RobertE.Lee #OverlandCampaign #JeffersonDavis #AmericanCivilWar #AbrahamLincoln #Slavery #UlyssesS.Grant #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-21889-en/

The Overland Campaign (4 May to 12 June 1864) was a major Union offensive into Virginia, launched during the final year of the American Civil War (1861-1865). #History #RobertE.Lee #OverlandCampaign #AmericanCivilWar #ArmyOfThePotomac #JebStuart #UlyssesS.Grant #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25589-en/

The Battle of Yellow Tavern (11 May 1864) was a pivotal engagement of the American Civil War (1861-1865), not so much for any grand strategic reason than for the loss of Major General J. E. B. Stuart, the famed Confederate cavalry commander. #History #AmericanCivilWar #ArmyOfThePotomac #Cavalry #JebStuart #OverlandCampaign #PhilipSheridan #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2854-en/

The Battle of Cold Harbor (31 May to 12 June 1864) was the final major engagement of the Overland Campaign, the large-scale Union offensive into Virginia in the final year of the American Civil War (1861-1865). #History #RobertE.Lee #AmericanCivilWar #ArmyOfThePotomac #OverlandCampaign #UlyssesS.Grant #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2849-en/

The Battle of the Wilderness (5-6 May 1864) was the opening engagement of the Overland Campaign, a major Union offensive conducted during the final year of the American Civil War (1861-1865). #History #RobertE.Lee #AmericanCivilWar #ArmyOfThePotomac #OverlandCampaign #UlyssesS.Grant #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2843-en/