This page links to events in the East. This is the most popular and best known part of the war, partially due to its proximity to the major newspapers of the day and partially because it included the two capitols, Washington and Richmond.The other factor driving the public’s interest in the Eastern Theater was the contest between U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Lee still captures people’s imaginations; his striking photograph and battlefield wizardry are admired to this day.
The Early Years
Fort Monroe
Fort Wool
Hampton National Cemetery
Big Bethel
Monitor vs. the Merrimac
The Monitor Exhibit Mainers Museum
The Pennisula Campaign
Yorktown Dam No. 1
Lee's Mill
Seven Pines
The Seven Days
Beaver Dam Creek
Gains Mill
Savage Station
White Oak Swamp
Glendale
Malvern Hill
Cedar Mountain
Jackson's Death
Grant Takes Command
Grant's Overland Campaign