Battle of Sailor Creek
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The Battle of Sailor Creek was a major engagement of the American Civil War, fought on April 6, 1865 in Virginia, that resulted in a decisive Union victory and the capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army shortly before its surrender at Appomattox.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sailor’s Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Sayler’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateConfederateCasualties | about 7,700 ⓘ |
| approximateUnionCasualties | about 1,100 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | retreat from Petersburg and Richmond ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | to cut off and destroy part of Lee’s retreating army ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Confederate) |
Custis Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John B. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard H. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard S. Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Union) |
Andrew A. Humphreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horatio G. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip H. Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1865-04-06 ⓘ |
| day | 6 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Appomattox Court House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Appomattox Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the James NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Amelia County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nottoway County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailor’s Creek (stream) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCapturedCommander |
Custis Lee
GENERATED
ⓘ
Richard S. Ewell GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | capture of several Confederate generals ⓘ |
| partOf | Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phaseOf | final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Five Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army
ⓘ
contributed directly to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox ⓘ decisive Union victory ⓘ |
| stateDuringWar | Confederate Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalProximityTo | surrender at Appomattox Court House on 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | pursuit and engagement during retreat ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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