1864
Month
Letters by Date
Activity of Hardaway’s Unit
Activity of the Civil War
April
-Advance from Franklin to Alexandria 3/15 – 3/26.
-Sabing Cross Roads 4/8.
-Pleasant Hill 4/9.
-Cane River Crossing 4/23.
-Construction of dam at Alexandria 4/30 – 5/10.
August
General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign
Sherman occupies Atlanta 9/1
September
Shenandoah Valley Campaign
8/7 – 11/28:
-Battle of Winchester 9/19
-Fisher’s Hill 9/22
General William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea
October
-Battle of Cedar Creek 10/19
-Duty near Middletown till 11/9
November
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected
December
Duty near Newtown till 1/1
General Sherman continues his domination of the south, capturing Savannah, GA
1865
January
The confederacy begins to fall as blockades cause food and supply shortages in the south
February
Duty near Stephenson’s Depot till 4/5
Jefferson Davis sends delegates for a peace conference with the Union
Lincoln refuses to recognize the South’s independence
March
General Lee attacks General Grant at Petersburg and loses, causing the fall of Richmond, VA
April
Moved to Washington, D.C., 4/5, and duty there till 5/23
General Lee’s surrender as Appomattox Courthouse
President Lincoln is assassinated