Battle of Five Forks - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around the road junction of Five Forks, Dinwiddie County, at the end of the Siege of Petersburg, near the conclusion of the American Civil War.
Five Forks Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
WEBThe Civil War Trust's Battle of Five Forks page includes battle maps, history articles, historical facts, recommended books, web links, and more on this 1865 Civil War battle.
Battle of Five Forks - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBThe Battle of Five Forks was fought in Virginia between Union and Confederate forces on April 1, 1865. Union forces overwhelmed the Confederates in what was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War.
Two Days in April: The Battle of Five Forks
WEBOn April 1, 1865, Union troops under Phil Sheridan turned the Confederate right flank at Five Forks, setting the stage for the Breakthrough at Petersburg on April 2, 1865. Historian Robert Thompson discusses the pivotal events which lead to the end of the Civil War.
The Battle of Five Forks, 1865 - American History Central
WEBMar 17, 2024 · The Battle of Five Forks took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on April 1, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign. The Confederate loss at the Battle of Five Forks prompted Confederate General Robert E. Lee to abandon Petersburg and Richmond.
Battle of Five Forks - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThe armies arrived in the vicinity of Five Forks on March 30th and the Confederates lashed out against the Union troopers. Pickett’s forces bested Sheridan and the Federal cavalry south of Five Forks.
Five Forks - American Battlefield Trust
WEBBattle of Five Forks. In the spring of 1865, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had an opportunity to force Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its entrenchments at Petersburg by threatening its last supply line, the South Side Railroad.
Battle of Five Forks - U.S. National Park Service
WEBBattle of Five Forks. Despite his success the day before, April 1, 1865, found Gen. Pickett (CSA) having to fall back and make a stand at Five Forks. This intersection was the most critical along the whole front.
The Battle of Five Forks - National Civil War Museum
WEBThe Battle of Five Forks Waterloo of the Confederacy By April 1, 1865, the Union’s Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James had been fighting and draining away the strength of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia around the trenches of Petersburg, Virginia for nine months.
The Battle of Five Forks - Virginia Museum of History & Culture
WEBThe battle of Five Forks ushered in the final moments of the nearly ten-month-long siege of Petersburg. Since June 1864 the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had extended its entrenched positions to the south and west of that rail center to protect the army's supply routes.
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