The American Civil War - Chronologically

Jan. 23, 1865 The [Second] Battle of Trent's Reach along the James River of Virginia * one of the final major naval battles of the Civil War * this must be the Second battle because there was First Battle of Trent’s Reach on June 21, 1864 * is it naval operations? an engagement? It is not small! But it is more ships-running-aground then armies-clashing. * see the first link below, from the Navy, for cool pics/maps and way too many details Grant: Commander William A. Parker, Fifth Division, U.S. Navy , Commodore William Radford, Fifth Division, U.S. Navy - 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment, which mounted over thirty guns, and the Union James River Flotilla - consisting of the ironclad monitor USS Onondaga, the gunboats USS Massasoit and USS Hunchback, and the torpedo boat USS Spuyten Duyvil vs. Lee: Flag Officer John K. Mitchell, James River Squadron, Confederate States Navy -  the ironclads CSS Fredericksburg, CSS Richmond, and CSS Virginia II, were supported ...

January 11, 1865 Rosser's Raid Beverly, [West] Virginia Col. Robert Youart vs. Gen. Thomas Rosser  https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=238861 On the morning of January 11, 1865, Confederate Gen. Thomas Rosser led 300 soldiers against Col. Robert Youart's Union troops at Beverly. Despite being severely outnumbered, Rosser's men captured the town in under an hour. Though neither side suffered high casualties, Youart lost 580 Federals as prisoners who were sent to Richmond. It was the last major action in the county. [meanwhile on the back of the same sign] Mt. Iser Cemetery Marked by the remnants of Union entrenchments from the occupation of Beverly after the Battle of Rich Mountain , the Confederate cemetery atop Mt. Iser contains the graves of at least 70 persons killed near here during the Civil War. Calvin Collett donated the land after an 1870 request from Joseph Hart that Confederates buried on his farm be moved to a more suitable location. More on this from the always excell...