Video: 'The Battle of Atlanta'

(Friday, July 22, 1864; during the Atlanta Campaign, part of the American Civil War) — Confederate General John Bell Hood led an failed attack on Union troops today under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill in the Battle of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia.

Video: 'Civil War: Battle at Kennesaw Mountain'

(Monday, June 27, 1864, 8:00-10:45 a.m.local time; during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War) — Confederate forces repelled a frontal assault by Union troops today in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County, Georgia.

Video: 'History of Arlington National Cemetery - Preview'

(Wednesday, June 15, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Arlington National Cemetery was established today when 200 acres around Arlington Mansion (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) were officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

Video: 'Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site'

(Friday, June 10, 1864, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — The Battle of Brice’s Crossroads, fought in Mississippi today, ended in a rout of Union forces and cemented Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s reputation as one of the great cavalrymen.

Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor' (June 3, 1864, at 7:37)

(Friday, June 3, 1864, 4:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered a frontal assault on entrenched Confederates at Cold Harbor, Virginia, today, resulting in 3,000-7,000 Union casualties, compared to only 1,500 for the Confederates. Continue reading Union suffers heavy casualties at Cold Harbor 150 years ago this hour (June 3 1864) →

Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor' (June 2, 1864, at 3:50)

(Thursday, June 2, 1864; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — After Union Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s men marched almost all night and arrived in position too worn-out for an immediate attack this morning, Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant agreed to let the men rest and postponed an attack until 5 p.m., and then again until 4:30 a.m. on June 3.

Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor' (June 1, 1864, at 7:16)

(Wednesday June 1, 1864, 4:30 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment, having been sent to the Army of the Potomac in May 1864 where it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, VI Corps, fought its first battle today at Cold Harbor, suffering 323 men killed or wounded. Continue reading 2nd Connecticut fights first battle at Cold Harbor 150 years ago this hour (June 1 1864) →

Video: 'Civil War Combat - Battle of Cold Harbor'

(Tuesday, May 31, 1864, 4:00 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Cold Harbor, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — The Battle of Cold Harbor, remembered as one of American history’s bloodiest, most lopsided battles, began today as Union cavalry seized the crossroads of Old Cold Harbor, about 10 miles northeast of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, holding it against Confederate attacks until the Union infantry arrived.

Video: 'The battle at Bloody Angle 1864'

(Thursday, May 12, 1864; during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War) — Attacks today by Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright on the western edge of the Mule Shoe (a prominent salient) in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, which became known as the “Bloody Angle,” involved almost 24 hours of desperate hand-to-hand fighting, some of the most intense of the Civil War.