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War and Politics:
Lincoln, Virginia and the Election of 1864


How did the bloody military stalemate in Virginia affect the presidential election of 1864?
Also, how did candidates and generals respond to events during that long summer?
Grant's 1864 Virginia Campaign Map Gallery
Map images courtesy of "Maps by Hal Jespersen, www.cwmaps.com" - See the site for a larger collection


Grant's Overland Campaign
May - June 1864



First Movements of the Battle of the Wilderness
May 5, 1864
(Entire Battle May 5-7, 1864)
Grant's Grand Assault, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House May 12, 1864
(Entire Battle May 8-21, 1864)
Sheridan's Cavalry Raid on Richmond
May 9-14, 1864



May 24th Actions during the Battle of North Anna
May 23-26, 1864
June 3rd Actions during the Battle of Cold Harbor
May 31 - June 12, 1864
Shenandoah Valley Campaigns
May - October 1864

Assault on Petersburg
June 15-18, 1864
Leading into the Siege of Petersburg
June 1864 - April 1865
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