Georgia 20th Cavalry Battalion (Confederate)
5/15/62
Organized - Georgia 20th Cavalry Battalion - Georgia
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
6/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Spencer
Lieutenant ColonelSamuel B. Spencer
6/11/64
Battle - Trevilian Station - Louisa County, Virginia
In June of 1864, hoping to draw attention away from Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's movement south, destroy supply lines, and join up with Brig. Gen. David Hunter in Charlottesville, Union cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan embarked on a cavalry raid. Near Trevilian Station, Virginia, he clashed with Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee. On June 11th, while Hampton's men struggled against Union forces on one road, Lee's men advancing on a parallel road fell back, allow…READ MORE
9/30/64
Battle - Fort Harrison, Virginia
10/25/64
Mustered Out - Georgia 20th Cavalry Battalion - Georgia
3/19/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jeff Davis Legion
3/19/65
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Evander M. Law, and Major General M. C. Butler
Brigadier GeneralEvander M. Law
Major GeneralM. C. Butler
3/19/65
Leadership Change - Division - Major General M. C. Butler
Major GeneralM. C. Butler
3/19/65
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
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