Campaign Dates & Incidents Flashcards
In what valley are the battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville located?
Loudon Valley
On what date was the first Federal cavalry attack on the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreating wagon train?
July 4, 1863
On what date did the Army of Northern Virginia begin to entrench at Williamsport and Falling Water, Maryland?
July 11, 1863
By what date did the entire Army of the Potomac reach Williamsport and Falling Water, Maryland?
July 12, 1863
On what date did the Army of Northern Virginia begin to recross the Potomac River?
Late on July 13, 1863
On what date did Lee start the Army of Northern Virginia’s wagon train back to Virginia from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania?
July 4, 1863
On what date did Federal cavalry attack the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreating wagon train at Hagerstown, Maryland?
July 7, 1863
On what date did the Army of Northern Virginia finish recrossing the Potomac River?
Early in the morning of July 14, 1863
On what date is the Battle of Upperville, Virginia?
June 21, 1863
On what river and shore is Wrightsville, Pennsylvania located?
Susquehanna River, west/south shore
On what date was Stuart’s [ANV] cavalry units defeated at Hanover, Pennsylvania?
June 30, 1863
On what date did the scout Harrison report to Longstreet and Lee?
June 28, 1863
At what location did the first units of Confederate cavalry cross the Potomac River?
Williamsport, Maryland
On what date did both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia learn that Vicksburg, Mississippi had been surrendered a Federal army?
July 7, 1863
What is the date of the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia?
June 9, 1863
On what dates are the Battle of Middleburg, Virginia?
June 17-19, 1863
On what date did the Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia cross the Potomac River?
June 23, 1863
On what date did the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia cross over the Potomac River?
June 25, 1863
On what date did units of the Army of Northern Virginia enter Gettysburg, Pennsylvania?
June 26, 1863
On what date did Confederate cavalry units under the direct command of Stuart finish crossing the Potomac River and head north?
Early on the morning of June 28, 1863
At what location did Confederate cavalry units under the direct command of Stuart finish crossing the Potomac River?
At Edwards’ Ferry
On what date did the Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac complete its crossing of the Potomac River?
The midafternoon of June 27, 1863
Between what two mountains are the battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville located?
On the east the Bull Run Mountains, on the west the Blue Ridge Mountains
What are the dates of the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia?
June 13 and 14, 1863
