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The Battle of Globe Tavern, also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad, saw the Confederate forces loose control of the vital Weldon Railroad to the Union army during the siege of Petersburg. The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ...
August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Petersburg is an independent city located in Virginia. ...
National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans...
Gouverneur K. Warren Gouverneur Kemble Warren (8 January 1830 - 8 August 1882) was a civil engineer and prominent officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...
Ambrose Powell Hill (November 9, 1825 _ April 2, 1865), was a Confederate States of America general in the American Civil War. ...
The V Corps (Fifth Corps) was a unit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. ...
Battle of the Crater Conflict American Civil War Date July 30, 1864 Place Petersburg, Virginia Result Confederate victory The Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg. ...
Map of Battle of Chaffins Farm The Battle of Chaffins Farm, also known as New Market Heights (September 29–30, 1864), was fought as part of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War. ...
Battle of Fort Steadman Conflict American Civil War Date March 25, 1865 Place Petersburg Result Union victory The Battle of Fort Steadman occurred on March 25th, 1865, during the final days of the American Civil War. ...
For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest...
The Union was a name used by many to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War. ...
Troops in the Siege of Petersburg faced the usual siege armaments — projectiles of all shapes and sizes and attacks on fortifications — but the Union added underground explosives to the mix. ...
Ulysses S. Grant ordered an attack against the Weldon Railroad while the II Corps attacked Deep Bottom. The V Corps supported by units from the IX Corps and II Corps was chosen for the attack under the overall command of V Corps commander, Gouverneur K. Warren. Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War general and the 18th (1869–1877) president of the United States. ...
There were five corps in the Union Army designated as II Corps (Second Corps) during the American Civil War. ...
The V Corps (Fifth Corps) was a unit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. ...
Gouverneur K. Warren Gouverneur Kemble Warren (8 January 1830 - 8 August 1882) was a civil engineer and prominent officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...
On August 18 Warren reached the Weldon R.R. and drove off Confederate pickets. He set the division of Charles Griffin to destroying the track. Robert E. Lee reacted quickly sending the III Corps, under Ambrose Powell Hill to secure the important rail line. Hill sent the division of Henry Heth against Warren and hit the division under Romeyn B. Ayres. The Federals fell back and entrenched for the night. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. ...
Ambrose Powell Hill (November 9, 1825 _ April 2, 1865), was a Confederate States of America general in the American Civil War. ...
Henry Heth Henry Heth (December 16, 1825 – September 27, 1899) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ...
On August 19 William Mahone's Confederate Division attacked and drove back the flank of Samuel W. Crawford's division. Warren brought up reinforcements and counterattacked. The Federals succeeded in retaking nearly all the lost ground by the day's end. Warren had established a strong defensive position in an L-shape around Globe Tavern on August 20. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
William Mahone (December 1, 1826 – October 8, 1895), was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. ...
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The next day Hill attacked Warren's new position. Parts of three Confederate divisions assailed the Union works by were repulsed. At the corner of the L, Johnson Hagood's division managed to breakthrough the Union lines but then nearly became cut off before fighting its way back out. The IX Corps extended the Union siege lines to connect with Warren's current position. IX Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...
The Confederates had lost the Weldon Railroad and were forced to cart supplies 30 miles from the railroad at Stony Creek up the Boydton Plank Road into Petersburg. The Union army had gained its first decisive victory during the siege of Petersburg and achieved a major objective. The Union had taken severed the Weldon and extended their siege lines to Globe Tavern. The Union high command wanted to extend their control over the railroad and called up the II Corps from its failed attempt at Deep Bottom to destroy the Weldon further south, an action that resulted in the Battle of Ream's Station.
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