Battle of Fort Harrison

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The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
aim threaten Richmond from the north ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chaffin’s Bluff ⓘ
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
capturedFortification Fort Harrison ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord ⓘ
Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controlledByAfterBattle Union forces ⓘ
controlledByBeforeBattle Confederate forces ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 29, 1864 ⓘ
defensiveLine Richmond defenses north of the James River ⓘ
linked to: Richmond defenses
endDate September 30, 1864 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Union operations north of the James River ⓘ
fortificationRole Confederate defensive work ⓘ
front North of the James River front ⓘ
geographicContext Chaffin’s Farm area ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
locatedIn Confederate States of America (at the time of battle) ⓘ
near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
notableFor use of United States Colored Troops ⓘ
objective capture of Fort Harrison ⓘ
weakening Richmond’s defenses ⓘ
opposingForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the James ⓘ
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
operations against Richmond ⓘ
place Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County
precededBy Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
significance reduced security of Richmond’s outer defenses ⓘ
strategicSignificance key part of Richmond defensive line ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfAction assault on fortified position ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Army of the James → engagedIn → Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
Battle of Peebles' Farm → precededBy → Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
Richmond defenses → associatedBattle → Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → participatedIn → Battle of Dr. John’s Hill (Fort Harrison operations) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Harrison
XVIII Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
subject linked to: Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord