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The Battle of Hatcher's Run (February 5, 1865) was an unexpected attack on a Confederate supply line, by the UnionGeneralUlysses S. Grant and George Meade, on the way to Petersburg, VA. This was a three day affair fighting against heavy confederate fire from William "rooney" Lee's troops. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 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... Union has several meanings. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... George Meade George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career U.S. Army officer and engineer involved in coastal construction. ... Petersburg is an independent city located in Virginia. ...
Civilians can never realize what it meant to be in the Petersburg trenches, from the time of its investment to its ending with the result of the battle of HatchersRun, a victory, which as hoped was immediately followed by the evacuation of Petersburg.
Had the men of HatchersRun been better fed and conditioned Federals, at least four-fifths would have recovered but those poor half dead Confedereate wounded, were similarly to the Confederacy, in their death throes when wounded.
The battle had been fought on both sides with long ashen oars peculiar to that region, the sharp edge of which cut like a sword, so that most of the wounds were about their heads and shoulders while some few had broken ribs where the oar had been used like a lance.
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