I¡¯m assuming that when you say that the war in the East was uneventful after Gettysburg you mean in the days or weeks immediately following? ?Once Grant was in overall command of Union armies he launched a campaign in 1864 that saw continuous fighting from the Battle of the Wilderness, through the battles of the Overland Campaign and Petersburg, to Five Forks and Lee¡¯s surrender. Plus there was Sheridan¡¯s campaign in the Shenandoah Valley that broke the back of Jubal Early¡¯s army.?
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On Mar 19, 2020, at 7:43 PM, Tom Downs <tdowns3@...> wrote:
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Greetings All,
I was always under the impression that, once Lee's army crossed the Potomac in the aftermath of Gettysburg, the war in the East was uneventful.? It turns out that there was active campaigning in the Virginia theatre.? However, there was no big battle so it
was ignored.? (The finale was the Mine Run campaign and a battle that never happened).? It turns out that there was considerable action in this period, including several cavalry engagements.
A historian named Jeffrey Hunt has researched this and is working on the third volume of a trilogy.? I just heard him give a lecture on the subject and am wondering if there is grist for scenarios either for Sharp Practice or Pickett's Charge.? I'm not a Civil
War buff but was impressed that one of the cavalry actions featured Custer presumably with his Spencer-armed brigade.
Take care
Tom from Seattle
