Battle at Dinwiddie Court House
| date | March 31, 1865 |
|---|---|
| place | Dinwiddie County , Virginia , USA |
| output | Confederate victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
|
9,000
|
about 12,000
|
| losses | |
|
354
|
760
|
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Lewis' Farm - White Oak Road - Dinwiddie Court House - Five Forks - Petersburg III - Sutherland Station - Namozine Church - Amelia Springs - Saylor's Creek - Rice's Station - Cumberland Church - High Bridge - Appomattox Station - Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House (also known as the Battle of Chamberlains Bed) was a battle of the Appomattox Campaign during the Civil War and immediately preceded the decisive battle at Five Forks .
On March 29, 1865, Major General Philip Sheridan tried to circumvent General Robert Edward Lee's right flank of the positions near Petersburg with the Cavalry Corps, II and V Corps of the Potomac Army . Constant rain turned the road surfaces to mud, slowing the advance of Union forces, so that their vanguard met Maj. WHF Lee's cavalry and Maj . George Pickett's infantry division on March 31, north and northwest of Dinwiddie Court House . Confederate forces threw the Union forces back into a tight circle around the village and halted Sheridan's advance. The approach of Union infantry from the east caused Pickett to retreat before dawn and entrench himself at the important intersection at Five Forks. General Lee ordered Pickett to hold this new position at all costs. As a result, there was another battle there.
literature
- Frances H. Kennedy (ed.): The Civil War Battlefield Guide , 2nd ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998, ISBN 0-395-74012-6 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John S. Salmon: The official Virginia Civil War battlefield guide , p. 459 here online
- ↑ The strengths mentioned in the NPS correspond to the overall strength of the Sheridan and Pickett subordinate associations. Forces of the same strength were involved in the battle