Battle of Quaker Road

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The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lewis Farm NERFINISHED
Lewis Farm NERFINISHED
Lewis’s Farm NERFINISHED
approximateConfederateStrength about 2,000–3,000 soldiers
approximateUnionStrength about 5,000 soldiers
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union) NERFINISHED
campaignObjective support Union operations toward Five Forks
turn the Confederate right flank at Petersburg
combatant Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
Union Army NERFINISHED
V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED
commander Bushrod Johnson NERFINISHED
Charles Griffin NERFINISHED
George E. Pickett NERFINISHED
Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED
Henry Heth NERFINISHED
Joshua L. Chamberlain NERFINISHED
confederateCasualties several hundred killed, wounded, and missing
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1865-03-29
endDate 1865-03-29
followedBy Battle of Dinwiddie Court House NERFINISHED
Battle of Five Forks NERFINISHED
Battle of White Oak Road NERFINISHED
geographicalFeature fought along Quaker Road
near Gravelly Run
notableAction Union forces advanced along Quaker Road toward the Boydton Plank Road
Union troops drove Confederates from positions near Lewis Farm
notableUnit 1st Division, V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps NERFINISHED
Confederate infantry under Bushrod Johnson
partOf Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED
Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED
place Dinwiddie County, Virginia NERFINISHED
near Petersburg, Virginia
precededBy Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Fall of Petersburg NERFINISHED
Fall of Richmond NERFINISHED
result Union victory
startDate 1865-03-29
strategicSignificance contributed to the final Union offensive leading to the evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg
helped unhinge Confederate defenses southwest of Petersburg
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
unionCasualties several hundred killed, wounded, and missing

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Battle of Lewis’s Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Quaker Road