In this state, an amphibiously-landed force was stopped in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, which occurred the same month as the cavalry battle at Yellow Tavern.
In this state, an amphibiously-landed force was stopped in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, which occurred the same month as the cavalry battle at Yellow Tavern. The engineer Henry Pleasants exploded a mine under enemy lines in this state at the Battle of the Crater. The (*) Overland Campaign in this state included bloody attacks at Cold Harbor and Spotsylvania, while off its coast, an ironclad renamed after this state fought the Union's Monitor. The western counties of this state seceded from it a few months after its Battle of Chancellorsville. For 10 points, name this state where Robert E. Lee both was born and surrendered, home to the Confederate capital, Richmond.
In this state, an amphibiously-landed force was stopped in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, which occurred the same month as the cavalry battle at Yellow Tavern.
Commonwealth of Virginia 