Battle of Sailor Creek

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The Battle of Sailor Creek was a major engagement of the American Civil War, fought on April 6, 1865 in Virginia, that resulted in a decisive Union victory and the capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army shortly before its surrender at Appomattox.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Civil War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sailor’s Creek ⓘ
Battle of Sayler’s Creek ⓘ
approximateConfederateCasualties about 7,700 ⓘ
approximateUnionCasualties about 1,100 ⓘ
associatedWith retreat from Petersburg and Richmond ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaignObjective to cut off and destroy part of Lee’s retreating army ⓘ
capturedFrom Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
commandedBy (Confederate) Custis Lee ⓘ
John B. Gordon ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commandedBy (Union) Andrew A. Humphreys ⓘ
Horatio G. Wright ⓘ
Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ
linked to: Philip Sheridan
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1865-04-06 ⓘ
day 6 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of Appomattox Station ⓘ
involves Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the James ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
location Virginia ⓘ
month April ⓘ
nearPlace Amelia County, Virginia ⓘ
Nottoway County, Virginia ⓘ
Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ
Sailor’s Creek (stream) ⓘ
notableCapturedCommander Custis Lee ⓘ
Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
notableOutcome capture of several Confederate generals ⓘ
partOf Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
phaseOf final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Five Forks ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
significance capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army ⓘ
contributed directly to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox ⓘ
decisive Union victory ⓘ
stateDuringWar Confederate Virginia ⓘ
temporalProximityTo surrender at Appomattox Court House on 1865-04-09 ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfAction pursuit and engagement during retreat ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Battle of Sailor’s Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sailor Creek ⓘ