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The Battle of High Bridge was fought on April 6 and April 7 of 1865 between the Union army of Ulysses S. Grant and the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee. Confederate forces attempted to destroy several bridges behind them as they crossed a river, but union forces extinguished the blazes. They then attacked Confederate forces, and Lee was forced to flee a town before he had a chance to resupply. Grant proposed that Lee should surrender, but he rejected this proposal. Battle of Lewiss Farm Conflict American Civil War Date March 29, 1865 Place Dinwiddie County Result Union victory The Battle of Lewiss Farm (also known as Quaker Road, Military Road, or Gravelly Road) was a one-day battle of the American Civil War in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. ...
Battle of White Oak Road Conflict American Civil War Date March 31, 1865 Place Dinwiddie County Result Union victory The Battle of White Oak Road set the stage for the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Five Forks the following day. ...
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House Conflict American Civil War Date March 31, 1865 Place Dinwiddie County Result Confederate victory On March 29, with the Cavalry Corps and the II and V Corps, Sheridan undertook a flank march to turn Gen. ...
Battle of Five Forks Conflict American Civil War Date April 1, 1865 Place Dinwiddie County Result Union victory The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865, was the final Union offensive in the American Civil War. ...
The third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was a decisive Union assault on the Confederate trenches, ending the ten-month Siege of Petersburg and leading to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond. ...
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The Battle of Namozine Church was a minor engagement on April 3, 1865, in Amelia County, Virginia during the American Civil Wars Appomattox Campaign. ...
Battle of Saylers Creek Conflict American Civil War Date April 6, 1865 Place Amelia, Prince Edward & Nottoway Counties, Virginia Result Union victory The Battle of Saylers Creek (also known as Sailors Creek, Hillsman Farm, or Lockett Farm) was fought April 6, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, in...
The Battle of Cumberland Church was fought in 1865 and was a battle of the American Civil War Near 2 pm on April 7, the advance of the Union II Corps encountered Confederate forces entrenched on high ground near Cumberland Church. ...
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Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee Strength Army of the Potomac, Army of the James Army of Northern Virginia Casualties 260 440 (27,805 paroled) {{{notes}}} The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse was the final engagement of Robert E. Lees...
April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ...
April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ...
1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...
Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 â July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869â1877). ...
Robert E. Lee, 1863 Portrait by Julian Vannerson Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 â October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. ...
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