Second Battle of Deep Bottom

E851291

The Second Battle of Deep Bottom was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement during the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign, in which Union forces attempted to threaten Richmond and divert Confederate troops from Petersburg.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Second Battle of Deep Bottom canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fussell’s Mill ⓘ
Second Deep Bottom ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States (Confederacy) ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignCommander Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
casualtiesConfederateApprox about 1,500 casualties ⓘ
casualtiesUnionApprox about 2,900 casualties ⓘ
commander Cadmus M. Wilcox ⓘ
Charles W. Field NERFINISHED ⓘ
David B. Birney ⓘ
Joseph B. Kershaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ
linked to: Philip Sheridan

Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
Wade Hampton III ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
confederateForce Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Confederate infantry under Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date August 14–20, 1864 ⓘ
endDate 1864-08-20 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ream’s Station ⓘ
front Richmond front north of the James River ⓘ
locationFeature Deep Bottom landing on the James River ⓘ
notableAction Confederate counterattacks against Union bridgehead at Deep Bottom ⓘ
Union assaults near Fussell’s Mill ⓘ
objective divert Confederate troops from Petersburg ⓘ
threaten Richmond ⓘ
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
operations north of the James River ⓘ
place Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County
precededBy First Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
relatedOperation Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
riverCrossed James River ⓘ
startDate 1864-08-14 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to weakening Confederate ability to respond elsewhere in the Richmond–Petersburg lines ⓘ
diverted Confederate troops from Petersburg defenses ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederates repulsed Union attacks north of the James River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
unionForce II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Union cavalry under Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ
X Corps, Army of the James ⓘ
linked to: X Corps (Union)
year 1864 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Weldon Railroad → precededBy → Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
Battle of Fort Harrison → precededBy → Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm → precededBy → Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
Battle of Globe Tavern → precededBy → Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ