Battle of Five Forks

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The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.

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Battle of Five Forks canonical 12
Five Forks 1
Five Forks Battlefield Unit 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Five Forks
surface form: Five Forks
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
South Side Railroad
belligerent Confederate States of America
Union (United States)
surface form: United States (Union)
campaignCommanderUnion Ulysses S. Grant
commander Fitzhugh Lee
George Armstrong Custer
George Pickett
surface form: George E. Pickett

George G. Meade
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
surface form: Gouverneur K. Warren

Philip Sheridan
surface form: Philip H. Sheridan

Thomas L. Rosser
confederateForces Cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee
Pickett’s Division
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1865-04-01
endDate 1865-04-01
followedBy Appomattox Campaign retreat of Confederate forces
Fall of Richmond
Third Battle of Petersburg
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
historicalReputation Known as the "Waterloo of the Confederacy" by some historians
locationDescription Intersection of five roads known as Five Forks
notableEvent Relief of Gouverneur K. Warren from command of V Corps by Philip H. Sheridan
objective Cut the South Side Railroad
partOf Appomattox Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
place Dinwiddie County, Virginia
precededBy Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Battle of White Oak Road
result Union victory
startDate 1865-04-01
state Virginia
strategicSignificance Broke the end of the Confederate defensive line protecting Petersburg
Contributed to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House
Directly preceded the fall of Petersburg
Directly preceded the fall of Richmond
Forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond
tacticalOutcome Confederate line at Five Forks collapsed
Union forces overwhelmed the Confederate flank
unionForces Union V Corps
surface form: Army of the Potomac V Corps

Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
year 1865

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Appomattox Campaign hasPart Battle of Five Forks
Philip Sheridan notableBattle Battle of Five Forks
Gouverneur Kemble Warren participantIn Battle of Five Forks
Dinwiddie County, Virginia contains Battle of Five Forks
this entity surface form: Five Forks, Virginia
Dinwiddie County, Virginia hasHistoricEvent Battle of Five Forks
George Pickett participatedIn Battle of Five Forks
Petersburg National Battlefield hasPart Battle of Five Forks
this entity surface form: Five Forks Battlefield Unit
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign notableBattle Battle of Five Forks
Battle of White Oak Road followedBy Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House followedBy Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Five Forks alsoKnownAs Battle of Five Forks
this entity surface form: Five Forks
Battle of Appomattox Court House precededBy Battle of Five Forks
Wesley Merritt participantIn Battle of Five Forks