Battle of Chappell House

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The Battle of Chappell House, better known as the Battle of Peebles' Farm, was an 1864 engagement during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War in which Union forces sought to extend their siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Peebles' Farm NERFINISHED
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union) NERFINISHED
campaignObjective cut Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg
extend Union siege lines around Petersburg
commander Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED
John G. Parke NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date September 30, 1864
endDate October 2, 1864
engagedForce Confederate infantry
Union infantry
followedBy Battle of Boydton Plank Road NERFINISHED
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
hasSiteType historic battlefield
involvesMilitaryUnit Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
Union IX Corps NERFINISHED
Union V Corps NERFINISHED
location Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
near Peebles' Farm NERFINISHED
Poplar Springs Church NERFINISHED
Squirrel Level Road NERFINISHED
notableAction Union forces captured portions of the Confederate works southwest of Petersburg
opposingCommander A. P. Hill NERFINISHED
Cadmus M. Wilcox NERFINISHED
Henry Heth NERFINISHED
partOf Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED
Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Peeble's Farm operations on Weldon Railroad NERFINISHED
result Union victory
sideWithMoreCasualties Union forces
state Virginia
strategicConsequence extended Union left flank closer to Boydton Plank Road
tightened Union investment of Petersburg
tacticalNature Confederate defensive counterattacks
Union offensive operation
theater Virginia theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
timePeriod American Civil War, 1864 campaigns NERFINISHED
year 1864

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Battle of Peebles' Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Chappell House