Eastern Theater · The Civil War

Richmond-Petersburg Campaign

The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign ran from June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865, a span of 290 days across VA. Its 19 principal battles account for 9,100 Union and 6,136 Confederate casualties in the surviving records, with the balance of decisive actions falling to the Confederate.

At a glance

The campaign in figures

Principal battles
19
Duration
290 days
States
VA
Union casualties
9,100
Confederate casualties
6,136
Order of events

Principal battles, in sequence

DateEngagementStateResultCasualties
Jun 9, 1864PetersburgGrade DVAConfederate victory120 total
Jun 15, 1864PetersburgGrade AVAConfederate victory11,386 total
Jun 21, 1864Jerusalem Plank RoadGrade BVAUnion gained ground4,000 total
Jun 25, 1864Staunton River BridgeGrade CVAConfederate victory150 total
Jun 28, 1864Sappony ChurchGrade DVAConfederate victory1,817 for entire raid
Jun 29, 1864Ream's StationGrade CVAConfederate victory600 total
Jul 27, 1864Deep Bottom IGrade CVAConfederate victory1,000 total
Jul 30, 1864CraterGrade AVAConfederate victory5,300 total
Aug 13, 1864Deep Bottom IIGrade BVAConfederate victory4,600 total
Aug 18, 1864Globe TavernGrade BVAUnion victory5,879 total
Aug 25, 1864Ream's StationGrade BVAConfederate victory3,492 total
Sep 29, 1864Chaffin's Farm/New Market HeightsGrade BVAUnion victory4,430 total
Sep 30, 1864Peebles' FarmGrade BVAUnion victory3,800 total
Oct 7, 1864Darbytown & New Market RoadsGrade CVAUnion victory1,750 total
Oct 13, 1864Darbytown RoadGrade DVAConfederate victory950 total
Oct 27, 1864Boydton Plank RoadGrade BVAConfederate victory3,058 total
Oct 27, 1864Fair Oaks & Darbytown RoadGrade CVAConfederate victory1,750 total
Feb 5, 1865Hatcher's RunGrade BVAUnion gained ground2,700 total
Mar 25, 1865Fort StedmanGrade AVAUnion victory3,850 total
Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements in the campaign area

DateEngagementStateCasualties
Jun 16, 1864Assaults on PetersburgVA1688 killed, 8513 wounded, 1185 missing/captured
Jun 16, 1864Siege operations against Petersburg and RichmondVA1127 killed, 4874 wounded, 2277 missing/captured
Aug 18, 1864Battle of Weldon R. R., Globe Tavern or Yellow House and Blick's Station or Six Mile HouseVA251 killed, 1149 wounded, 2879 missing/captured
Jul 30, 1864Explosion of Petersburg Mine and assault on the CraterVA504 killed, 1881 wounded, 1413 missing/captured
Sep 29, 1864Engagement, Chaffin's Farm, Fort Harrison, Fort Gilmer, New Market Heights and Laurel HillVA383 killed, 2299 wounded, 645 missing/captured
Jun 22, 1864Engagement, Jerusalem Plank Road or Weldon R. R.VA142 killed, 654 wounded, 2166 missing/captured
Sep 29, 1864Battle of Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, Pegram's Farm, Chappell House and Laurel HillVA187 killed, 900 wounded, 1802 missing/captured
Aug 25, 1864Battle, Ream's StationVA140 killed, 529 wounded, 2073 missing/captured
Oct 27, 1864Engagement, Boydton Plank Road or Hatcher's RunVA166 killed, 1028 wounded, 564 missing/captured
Oct 27, 1864Engagement, Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, near RichmondVA118 killed, 787 wounded, 698 missing/captured
Feb 5, 1865Battle of Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, Armstrong's Mills, Rowanty Creek and Vaughan RoadVA171 killed, 1181 wounded, 187 missing/captured
Mar 25, 1865Assault on Fort StedmanVA72 killed, 450 wounded, 522 missing/captured
Oct 7, 1864Engagement, Darbytown and New Market Roads, Johnson's Farm and Creek, Four Mile CreekVA49 killed, 253 wounded, 156 missing/captured
Oct 13, 1864Engagement, Darbytown RoadVA36 killed, 358 wounded, 43 missing/captured
Sep 30, 1864Action, Arthur's SwampVA60 wounded, 100 missing/captured
Nov 17, 1864Skirmish, Chester StationVA10 wounded, 120 missing/captured
Mar 21, 1865Skirmish near HamiltonVA25 killed, 20 wounded, 45 missing/captured
Jun 9, 1864Engagement, PetersburgVA20 killed, 67 wounded
Jul 12, 1864Action, Warwick Swamp, Lee's Mills, Ream's StationVA3 killed, 13 wounded, 30 missing/captured
Aug 14, 1864Combat, Gravel HillVA3 killed, 18 wounded

66 further recorded engagements fall within this campaign’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state pages: VA, WV.

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