May 18, 1864
Brig. Gen. James Byron Gordon, CSA, dies in Richmond, VA, from his death wounds received on May 12, 1864 at the combat at Meadow Bridge.
Skirmish at City Point, VA, with Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA.
Skirmish at Foster’s Plantation, VA, with Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, USA.
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