Battle of Chaffin’s Farm

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The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces launched a significant but costly assault on Confederate defenses north of the James River.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ
associatedPlace Chaffin’s Bluff ⓘ
New Market Heights ⓘ
awards multiple Medals of Honor awarded to United States Colored Troops ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
casualties heavy Union casualties ⓘ
significant Confederate casualties ⓘ
combatant Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the James ⓘ
commander Alfred H. Terry ⓘ
Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
Charles W. Field ⓘ
David B. Birney ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 29–30, 1864 ⓘ
endDate September 30, 1864 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent operations against Richmond defenses ⓘ
front Richmond–Petersburg front ⓘ
geographicalFeature north bank of the James River ⓘ
involvedUnit Army of the James, U.S. Colored Troops division ⓘ
Confederate defenses at Chaffin’s Bluff ⓘ
Fort Harrison (Confederate fortification) ⓘ
New Market Heights defenses ⓘ
X Corps (Union) ⓘ
XVIII Corps (Union) ⓘ
near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
notableAction Confederate counterattacks failed to retake Fort Harrison ⓘ
Union troops captured Fort Harrison on September 29, 1864 ⓘ
assaults by United States Colored Troops at New Market Heights ⓘ
objective capture Confederate defenses north of the James River ⓘ
threaten Richmond from the north ⓘ
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
place Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County
precededBy Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate September 29, 1864 ⓘ
strategicImpact forced Confederates to divert troops from Petersburg ⓘ
weakened Confederate defenses north of the James River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Army of the James → engagedIn → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Richmond defenses → associatedBattle → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Fort Harrison → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights → defensiveLine → Confederate defenses at Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
XVIII Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Battle of Chaffin's Farm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads → precededBy → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Fort Harrison sector → sawAction → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Fort Harrison → battle → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm