Petersburg Events

1864 Jun 9 First Battle of Petersburg - Beauregard Defeats Butler
Description: On June 9, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler dispatched about 4,500 cavalry and infantry against the 2,500 Confederate defenders of Petersburg. While Butler’s infantry demonstrated a...
1864 Jun 15
to 1864 Jun 18
 Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
Description: Marching from Cold Harbor, Meade’s Army of the Potomac crossed the James River on transports and a 2,200-foot long pontoon bridge at Windmill Point. Butler’s leading elements...
1864 Jun 15
to 1864 Jun 18
 Second Battle of Petersburg - Lee Repulses Grant
The Second Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Assault on Petersburg, was fought June 15–18, 1864, at the beginning of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign (popularly known as the Siege o...
1864 Jul 30 Battle of the Crater - Lee Defeats Burnside
Description: After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside’s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram’s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Peter...
1864 Aug 18
to 1864 Aug 21
 Battle of Globe Tavern
Description: While Hancock’s command demonstrated north of the James River at Deep Bottom, the Union V Corps and elements of the IX and II Corps under command of Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren wer...
1864 Sep 30
to 1864 Oct 2
 Battle of Peebles' Farm
Description:In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive north of the James River, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication...
1864 Oct 27
to 1864 Oct 28
 Battle of Boydton Plank Road
Description: Directed by Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, divisions from three Union corps (II, V, and IX) and Gregg’s cavalry division, numbering more than 30,000 men, withdrew from the...
1865 Feb 5
to 1865 Feb 7
 Battle of Hatcher's Run
Description: On February 5, Bvt. Brig. Gen. David Gregg’s cavalry division rode out to the Boydton Plank Road via Ream's Station and Dinwiddie Court House in an attempt to intercept Confe...
1865 Mar 25 Battle of Fort Stedman
Description: In a last-gasp offensive, Gen. Robert E. Lee amassed nearly half of his army in an attempt to break through Grant’s Petersburg defenses and threaten his supply depot at City ...
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...