August 16, 1864---The Battle of Guard Hill

AUGUST 16, 1864:    

The Battle of Guard Hill (The Battle of Crooked Run; The Battle of Cedarville):  

In his first major engagement as Commander of the Shenandoah Valley, General Philip Sheridan U.S.A.’s forces rout Confederate cavalry in the Valley. 

August 15, 1864---The Second Battle of Deep Bottom (Day Two)

AUGUST 15, 1864:   

The Second Battle of Deep Bottom (The Battle of Fussell’s Mill) (Day Two): Union troops renew the attack at Deep Bottom, and successfully take the Confederate emplacements though they are unable to hold them for very long. The Second Battle of Deep Bottom degenerates into area skirmishing that continues for another five days. Although the Union is unable to mount an assault against Richmond, making Second Deep Bottom a Union tactical defeat, Robert E. Lee is forced to detach troops from the Siege of Petersburg in order to protect the approach to Richmond, making Second Deep Bottom a Union strategic victory.