Second Battle of Ream’s Station

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The Second Battle of Ream’s Station was an August 25, 1864 American Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign, in which Confederate forces under A. P. Hill attacked Union troops destroying the Weldon Railroad, temporarily halting but not reversing the Union’s strategic grip on the vital supply line.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Reams Station (Second) ⓘ
associatedWith siege of Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Petersburg
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America (Union) ⓘ
campaign Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
casualties thousands combined Union and Confederate casualties ⓘ
commander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Winfield S. Hancock ⓘ
ConfederateCommander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Henry Heth ⓘ
William Mahone ⓘ
ConfederateForceType Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date August 25, 1864 ⓘ
effect did not reverse Union strategic grip on Weldon Railroad ⓘ
temporarily halted Union destruction of Weldon Railroad ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Peebles’ Farm ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War, 1864 campaigns ⓘ
involves Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
location Dinwiddie County, Virginia ⓘ
Ream’s Station, Virginia ⓘ
objective destruction of the Weldon Railroad by Union forces ⓘ
partOf Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Globe Tavern ⓘ
primaryTactic Confederate assault on entrenched Union positions ⓘ
Union defensive action covering railroad destruction parties ⓘ
railroad Weldon Railroad ⓘ
linked to: South Side Railroad
railwayImportance vital Confederate supply line into Petersburg from the south ⓘ
result Confederate tactical victory ⓘ
Union retained strategic control of Weldon Railroad ⓘ
strategicOutcome Union maintained effective control over Weldon Railroad supply line ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederates overran Union positions at Ream’s Station ⓘ
theater Virginia theater of operations ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Theater
typeOfEngagement infantry and cavalry engagement ⓘ
UnionCasualties higher than Confederate casualties ⓘ
UnionCommander David McM. Gregg ⓘ
Gouverneur K. Warren ⓘ
Winfield S. Hancock ⓘ
UnionForceType II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
cavalry divisions ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Battle of the Weldon Railroad → followedBy → Second Battle of Ream’s Station ⓘ
Battle of Globe Tavern → followedBy → Second Battle of Ream’s Station ⓘ
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Ream’s Station ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Ream’s Station
Second Battle of Deep Bottom → followedBy → Battle of Ream’s Station ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Ream’s Station
Second Battle of Ream’s Station → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Reams Station (Second) ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Ream’s Station