Battle of Fort Stedman

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The Battle of Fort Stedman was a late-March 1865 Confederate breakout attempt against Union lines near Petersburg, Virginia, whose failure hastened the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army and the end of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Fort Stedman canonical 8
Assault on Fort Stedman 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Assault on Fort Stedman ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
combatant Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the James ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
commander George G. Meade ⓘ
John B. Gordon ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
confederateCasualties high ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date March 25, 1865 ⓘ
endDate March 25, 1865 ⓘ
followedBy Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Third Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
fortificationInvolved Fort Stedman ⓘ
linked to: Fort Stedman area

Union defensive works east of Petersburg ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
location Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ
notableFor Being one of the last Confederate offensives before Appomattox ⓘ
objective Confederate breakout from Petersburg siege lines ⓘ
Disrupt Union supply and communication lines ⓘ
partOf Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
partOfCampaign Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Hatcher’s Run ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
side Confederate attack ⓘ
Union defense ⓘ
significance Contributed to the fall of Richmond ⓘ
Contributed to the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s army at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Hastened the collapse of Confederate defenses at Petersburg ⓘ
Last major Confederate offensive in the Eastern Theater ⓘ
startDate March 25, 1865 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicContext Final months of the American Civil War ⓘ
Late stage of the Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Initial Confederate penetration of Union lines ⓘ
Rapid Union counterattack restored lines ⓘ
theater Virginia theater of operations ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Theater
typeOfAction breakout attempt ⓘ
surprise assault ⓘ
unionCasualties significant ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Petersburg → majorEngagement → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
Petersburg National Battlefield → significantEvent → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
Battle of Hatcher's Run → followedBy → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
Battle of Fort Stedman → alsoKnownAs → Assault on Fort Stedman ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Stedman
Third Battle of Petersburg → precededBy → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
Fort Stedman area → commemorates → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
Fourth Battle of Petersburg → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ