Appomattox Campaign Events

1865 Mar 29 Battle of Lewis's Farm
The Battle of Lewis's Farm (also known as Quaker Road, Military Road, or Gravelly Road) was fought on March 29, 1865, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, during the American Civil War. It was ...
1865 Mar 31 Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Description: On March 29, with the Cavalry Corps and the II and V Corps, Sheridan undertook a flank march to turn Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Petersburg defenses. A steady downpour turned the ro...
1865 Mar 31 Battle of White Oak Road
Other Names: Hatcher’s Run, Gravelly Run, Boydton Plank Road, White Oak Ridge Location: Dinwiddie County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): March 31, 1865 ...
1865 Apr 1 Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle, sometim...
1865 Apr 2 Battle of Sutherland's Station
Other Names: None Location: Dinwiddie Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 2, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles [US]; Maj. Gen. H...
1865 Apr 2 Third Battle of Petersburg
The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was a decisive Union assault on the Confederate trenches, ending the ten-month Sieg...
1865 Apr 3 Battle of Namozine Church
Other Names: None Location: Amelia County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 3 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George A. Custer [US]; Maj. Ge...
1865 Apr 5 Battle of Amelia Springs
Other Names: None Location: Amelia Springs Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 5, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George Crook [US]; Maj. Gen....
1865 Apr 6
to 1865 Apr 7
 Battle of High Bridge
Other Names: None Location: Prince Edward County and Cumberland County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 6-7, 1865 Principal Commanders: April 6:...
1865 Apr 6 Battle of Rice's Station
Other Names: Rice’s Depot Location: Prince Edward County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 6, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. John Gibbon [U...
1865 Apr 6 Battle of Sayler's Creek
Other Names: Hillsman Farm, Lockett Farm Location: Amelia County, Prince Edward County, and Nottoway County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 6, 186...
1865 Apr 7 Battle of Cumberland Church
Other Names: Farmville Location: Cumberland County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 7, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys [US];...
1865 Apr 8 Battle of Appomattox Station
Other Names: None Location: Appomattox County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 8, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George A. Custer [US]; Br...
1865 Apr 9 Battle of Appomattox Court House
Other Names: None Location: Appomattox County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 9, 1865 Principal Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Gen...
1865 Apr 9 Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Ending the US Civil War
"It would be useless and therefore cruel," Robert E. Lee remarked on the morning of April 9, 1865, "to provoke the further effusion of blood, and I have arranged to meet with General Gran...