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Valley campaigns of 1864

American Civil War operations and battles

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Source revisionAug 22, 2026
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The Valley campaigns of 1864 began as operations initiated by Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and resulting battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the American Civil War from May to October 1864. Some military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns. This article considers them together, as the campaigns interacted and built upon one another.

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The public source identifies “Valley campaigns of 1864” as american Civil War operations and battles. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Valley, campaigns and American.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1864—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Valley, campaigns and American providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Valley campaigns of 1864” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.