Chart of Grant's Flanking Battles
Flanking Map

Five of six major battles are highlighted in red. Petersburg was the sixth.

May 4, 1864

Advance of the Army of the Potomac, Skirmish near Chancellorsville

May 5- 7, 1864

Battle of the Wilderness (including combats at Parker's Store, Craig's Meeting-House, the Brock Road, Todd's Tavern, the Furnaces, etc)

May 8-21, 1864

Operations about Spotsylvania Court-House (including combats at Todd's Tavern, Corbin's Bridge, Alsop's Farm, and Laurel Hill (8th); the Ny River and the Po River (10th); the Angle or the Salient (12th); Piney Branch Church (15th); Harris' Farm (19th); Stanard's Mill and Guiney's Station (21st), etc)

May 9-24, 1864

Sheridan's expedition from Todd's Tavern to the James River (including combats at Davenport (9th); Beaver Dam Station, North Anna, and Davenport Ford (9th and 10th); Ground Squirrel Bridge or Church, Glen Allen Station, Ashland, and Yellow Tavern (11th); Meadow Bridges, Mechanicsville, Strawberry Hill, Brook Church or Richmond Fortifications (12th); and skirmishes en route at Mattapony Church, Jones' Bridge, Haxall's, White House Landing, Hanover Court-House, etc)

May 22-June 1, 1864

Operations at the North Anna River, Pamunkey River, and Totopotomoy River (including combats at Quarles' Mills, Ox Ford, and Jericho Bridge, on the North Anna May 23-26); Hanover Junction, Sexton's Station, Mount Carmel Church, Dabney's Ferry, Hanovertown, Little River, Pole Cat Creek, and Salem Church (May 27); Enon Church/Haw's Shop, Jones' Farm, Crump's Creek, and (May 28); Matadequin Creek, Old Church, Shady Grove, and Armstrong's Farm (May 30); Mechump's Creek, Shallow Creek, Turner's Farm, and Bethesda Church (May 31); Ashland (June 1), etc)

June 1-12, 1864

Operations at and near Cold Harbor

June 3, 1864

Action at Haw's Shop, Skirmish near Via's House

June 7-24, 1864

The Trevilian Raids (including Trevilian Station and Newark or Mallory's Cross-Roads (11th and 12th); King and Queen Court-House (18th and 20th); Saint Peter's Church, and Tunstall's Station (21st); Jones' Bridge (23d); and Saint Mary's Church (24th), etc)

June 10, 1864

Skirmish at Old Church

June 12, 1864

Action at Long Bridge, Skirmish at White House Landing

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