Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads

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The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union and Confederate forces clashed as part of the prolonged Richmond–Petersburg Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Johnson’s Farm ⓘ
associatedWith siege operations around Richmond and Petersburg ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignPhase Union operations north of the James River ⓘ
casualties several hundred on each side ⓘ
combatant Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the James ⓘ
Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Alfred H. Terry ⓘ
Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
Charles W. Field ⓘ
Martin W. Gary ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date October 7, 1864 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Darbytown Road ⓘ
front Richmond front of the Richmond–Petersburg lines ⓘ
geographicFeature Darbytown Road ⓘ
New Market Road ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved Confederate cavalry ⓘ
Confederate infantry ⓘ
Union artillery ⓘ
Union infantry ⓘ
notableEvent Confederate forces overran part of the Union line along Darbytown Road ⓘ
Union forces repulsed Confederate attacks along New Market Road ⓘ
objective to dislodge Union forces from positions east of Richmond ⓘ
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
primaryTactic Confederate counterattack against Union right flank ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicOutcome Union retained main defensive positions north of the James River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Battle of Peebles' Farm → followedBy → Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads ⓘ
XVIII Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road (1864) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads
Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads → followedBy → Battle of Darbytown Road ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads