Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road

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The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road was an 1864 American Civil War engagement during the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of the Weldon Railroad ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignGoalContext to extend Union lines west and south of Petersburg ⓘ
commander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Cadmus M. Wilcox ⓘ
George G. Meade ⓘ
Horatio G. Wright ⓘ
William Mahone ⓘ
Winfield S. Hancock ⓘ
ConfederateForce Mahone's Division ⓘ
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 21–23, 1864 ⓘ
endDate 1864-06-23 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Globe Tavern ⓘ
front Petersburg front ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Petersburg
hasCasualties Union and Confederate forces suffered several thousand casualties ⓘ
isPartOf Overland and Petersburg campaigns sequence ⓘ
location Dinwiddie County, Virginia ⓘ
Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ
notableAction Confederate flank attack by Mahone's division on Union II Corps ⓘ
objective cut the Weldon Railroad ⓘ
sever Confederate supply line south of Petersburg ⓘ
opposingCommanderConfederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill
opposingCommanderUnion Major General Winfield S. Hancock ⓘ
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
precededBy Second Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
primaryTarget Weldon Railroad ⓘ
linked to: South Side Railroad
railLine Petersburg–Weldon Railroad ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
side Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
startDate 1864-06-21 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicEffect Confederate supply line via Weldon Railroad temporarily preserved ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederates repulsed Union attempt to hold the railroad ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timePeriod June 1864 ⓘ
UnionForce II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

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Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road ⓘ