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Background

Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army sought to cut the supply route through the rail head in Petersburg, Virginia, 27 miles south of the capital city, Richmond. The Union army had suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, and the attack sought to weaken the Confederate reserves. In an attempt to draw General Robert E. Lee's troops from Petersburg, Grant staged an ill-fated feint at Richmond—the second Battle of Deep Bottom—using the X Corps, II Corps, and Brig. Gen. David McM. Gregg's cavalry. US Lieutenant General insignia In three branches of the United States Army, United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force, a Lieutenant General is also called a three-star general, named for the three stars worn on the uniform. ... Ulysses S. Grant[2] (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American general and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Location Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Virginia Independent city Founded December 17, 1748 Mayor Annie M. Mickens Geographical characteristics Area     City 60. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War in the eastern theater. ... // For the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. ... Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead. ... X Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... There were five corps in the Union Army designated as II Corps (Second Corps) during the American Civil War. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... David McM. Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg (April 10, 1833 – August 7, 1916) was a farmer, diplomat, and a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War. ...

Battle

Under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, along with Maj. Gens. David B. Birney and David Gregg, the Union forces began a river crossing. Hampered by the oppressive summer heat, the Union soldiers gathered on the south shore of the James River awaiting steamboats. Due to severe miscommunication, the sixteen boats crossed the river at night, ferrying 15,000 men to dilapidated and damaged moorings at Deep Bottom. What was to be a dawn raid on Confederate positions was delayed into the mid-morning of August 14 as the men had to be off loaded by gangplank, sometimes one soldier at a time. Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Portrait of Winfield S. Hancock during the Civil War Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer who served with distinction as a general in the American Civil War and ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 1880. ... David B. Birney David Bell Birney (May 29, 1825 – October 18, 1864) was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union general in the American Civil War. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...

When the Union forces crossed the James to the northern shore, they faced an entrenched Confederate army of fewer than 8,000 men. With early victories, the Union men pushed forward to New Market Heights and west towards Bailey's Creek. By August 16, 100°F heat and mounting casualties began to take a toll on Union morale. Maj. Gen. Charles W. Field led his vastly outnumbered army to turn the Union soldiers back towards the river and ultimately back to the southern shore on August 20. August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles William Field (April 6, 1828 – April 9, 1892) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army and then, during the American Civil War, in the Confederate States Army. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Aftermath

Union casualties were approximately 2,900 men, some due to heat stroke. Confederate casualties were 1,300. Confederate Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss was killed during cavalry fighting on Charles City Road. General Gregg, his classmate at West Point, took charge of the body and later sent it through the lines to Chambliss's widow.^[1] As at the First Battle of Deep Bottom, the federal assault had failed against a smaller defensive force. However, the operation had compelled General Lee to detach a brigade from Petersburg and three regiments from Bermuda Hundred to deal with the Union advance. John Randolph Chambliss, Jr. ... USMA redirects here. ... The First Battle of Deep Bottom was fought from July 27 to July 29, 1864, at Deep Bottom in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. ...

References

• National Park Service battle description
• Salmon, John S., The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide, Stackpole Books, 2001, ISBN 0-8117-2868-4.

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