Battle of White Oak Road

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The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.

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Battle of White Oak Road canonical 3
Battle of White Oak Ridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of White Oak Road
surface form: Battle of White Oak Ridge
belligerent Confederate States of America
Union (United States)
surface form: United States (Union)
campaignObjective extend Union lines west of Petersburg
threaten Confederate supply lines
commander A.P. Hill
surface form: A. P. Hill

Cadmus M. Wilcox
Charles Griffin
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
surface form: Gouverneur K. Warren

Henry Heth
Robert E. Lee
Romeyn B. Ayres
Samuel W. Crawford NERFINISHED
conflictIn American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date March 31, 1865
endDate March 31, 1865
followedBy Battle of Five Forks
Third Battle of Petersburg
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
hasTerrainFeature White Oak Road
wooded and swampy ground
location Dinwiddie County, Virginia
militaryUnit Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
surface form: Confederate Third Corps

Union V Corps
near Petersburg, Virginia
notableFor Union forces pushing back Confederate lines
occurring days before the fall of Petersburg
partOf Appomattox Campaign
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
precededBy Battle of Lewis’s Farm
primaryOpposingForces Union V Corps vs Confederate Third Corps
relatedEvent Battle of Appomattox Court House
surface form: Surrender at Appomattox Court House
result Union victory
startDate March 31, 1865
state Virginia
strategicEffect contributed to the Confederate retreat toward Appomattox
helped set the stage for the fall of Petersburg
weakened Confederate defenses around Petersburg
theater Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
surface form: Richmond–Petersburg theater
year 1865

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Appomattox Campaign hasPart Battle of White Oak Road
Battle of White Oak Road alsoKnownAs Battle of White Oak Road
this entity surface form: Battle of White Oak Ridge
Battle of Five Forks precededBy Battle of White Oak Road
Battle of Lewis’s Farm followedBy Battle of White Oak Road