Английская Википедия:Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads
Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox military conflict Шаблон:Campaignbox Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads ( or Johnson's Farm or Four Mile Creek) was an engagement between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War, which took place on October 7, 1864, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign.
Background
The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 15, 1864 – March 25, 1865) was a Union effort to capture the city of Petersburg, Virginia, from Confederate forces under the command of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. During the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Union forces captured Fort Harrison from the Confederates on September 30. This prompted Lee to order an offensive on the right flank of the Union forces, which were under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, on October 7.
Opposing forces
Union
Confederate
Battle
The Union defensive lines, commanded by Brig. Gen. August V. Kautz and Maj. Gen. David B. Birney, were positioned along the length of New Market Road, with further Union cavalry defending Darbytown Road.
The initial Confederate attack, commanded by Maj. Gens. Robert Hoke and Charles W. Field, was successful in dislodging the Union Cavalry from Darbytown Road. The cavalry forces routed from the field, the confederates then attacked the Union defensive lines on the New Market Road. During this attack, the Confederate Texas Brigade's commander Brig. Gen. John Gregg was killed, and the attack was repulsed. The engagement resulted with a Confederate withdrawal to Richmond and thus Union victory.
References
- Kennedy, Frances H., ed., The Civil War Battlefield Guide, 2nd ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998, Шаблон:ISBN.
- John Gregg's wife, Mary Francis Garth
- National Park Service battle summary
- CWSAC Report Update and Resurvey:Individual Battlefield Profiles
Notes
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- Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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- Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
- Henrico County in the American Civil War
- Conflicts in 1864
- 1864 in Virginia
- October 1864 events
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