Battle of Lewis’s Farm

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The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Quaker Road
Lewis Farm
army Army of the Potomac
associatedWith Petersburg fortifications
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaignCommanderConfederate Robert E. Lee
campaignCommanderUnion Ulysses S. Grant
combatType land battle
commander Bushrod R. Johnson NERFINISHED
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
surface form: Gouverneur K. Warren
confederateCasualties approximately 371
confederateDivisionInvolved Bushrod Johnson’s division
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date March 29, 1865
followedBy Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Battle of White Oak Road
foughtAlong Quaker Road NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
involvedBranch Confederate infantry
Union infantry
location Dinwiddie County, Virginia
near Petersburg, Virginia
objective extend Union lines west of Petersburg
threaten Confederate supply lines
partOf Appomattox Campaign
final operations against Petersburg
precededBy Siege of Petersburg
relatedEvent Appomattox Campaign
surface form: Appomattox Court House Campaign
result Union victory
significance contributed to the eventual evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond
helped turn the right flank of the Confederate defenses around Petersburg
state Virginia
strategicEffect helped set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army
tacticalOutcome Union forces pushed back Confederate lines
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
unionCasualties approximately 381
unionCorpsInvolved V Corps (United States)
surface form: V Corps
year 1865

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Appomattox Campaign hasPart Battle of Lewis’s Farm
Battle of White Oak Road precededBy Battle of Lewis’s Farm
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House precededBy Battle of Lewis’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of Lewis's Farm
Battle of Glendale alsoKnownAs Battle of Lewis’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of Nelson’s Farm
Battle of Oak Grove alsoKnownAs Battle of Lewis’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of French’s Field
Battle of Frayser’s Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Lewis’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of Nelson’s Farm