Battle of Burgess Mill

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The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Boydton Plank Road NERFINISHED
Boydton Plank Road NERFINISHED
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union) NERFINISHED
campaignTheater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
commander A. P. Hill NERFINISHED
David McMurtrie Gregg NERFINISHED
Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED
Henry Heth NERFINISHED
Wade Hampton III NERFINISHED
Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED
confederateCasualties approximately 1,300
confederateForce Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date October 27–28, 1864
endDate October 28, 1864
followedBy Battle of Hatcher’s Run NERFINISHED
front Petersburg front
locationFeature Boydton Plank Road NERFINISHED
Hatcher’s Run NERFINISHED
near Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
notableUnit Hampton’s Cavalry NERFINISHED
Union II Corps NERFINISHED
Union V Corps NERFINISHED
objective cut the Boydton Plank Road
sever Confederate supply line into Petersburg
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED
Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED
place Dinwiddie County, Virginia NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Peebles’ Farm NERFINISHED
primaryOpposingArmies Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
relatedTo Union attempts to extend siege lines west of Petersburg
result Confederate tactical victory
startDate October 27, 1864
state Virginia
strategicOutcome continued pressure on Confederate defenses at Petersburg
tacticalOutcome Union failed to hold Boydton Plank Road
unionCasualties approximately 1,750
unionForce Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
II Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
year 1864

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Battle of Boydton Plank Road alsoKnownAs Battle of Burgess Mill
Battle of Hatcher's Run alsoKnownAs Battle of Burgess Mill
this entity surface form: Battle of Dabney's Mill