Battle of New Market Heights

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The Battle of New Market Heights was an American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in 1864, notable for the heroic assault by United States Colored Troops that helped break Confederate defenses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of New Market Road ⓘ
associatedCommander Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler’s Army of the James ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin F. Butler
associatedWith Medal of Honor awards to African American non-commissioned officers ⓘ
Medal of Honor awards to African American soldiers ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
casualties heavy Union casualties among United States Colored Troops ⓘ
category 1864 in Virginia ⓘ
Battles involving the United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Battles of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
commander Brig. Gen. Charles J. Paine ⓘ
Brig. Gen. John Gregg ⓘ
Gen. Robert E. Lee ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee

Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
linked to: Richard H. Anderson

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin F. Butler

Maj. Gen. David B. Birney ⓘ
commemoratedBy New Market Heights battlefield preservation efforts ⓘ
historical markers in Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 29, 1864 ⓘ
defensiveLine Confederate defenses at Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
followedBy continued Union operations against Richmond and Petersburg ⓘ
front north of the James River front ⓘ
involvedUnit Army of the James ⓘ
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
United States Colored Troops ⓘ
X Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
linked to: X Corps (Union)

XVIII Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
near Fort Harrison ⓘ
New Market Road ⓘ
notableFor breaching portions of the Confederate defensive line ⓘ
heroic assault by United States Colored Troops ⓘ
significant African American participation in combat ⓘ
objective to break Confederate defenses north of the James River ⓘ
to threaten Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
partOf operations against Richmond ⓘ
precededBy siege operations at Petersburg ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
strategicImpact demonstrated combat effectiveness of United States Colored Troops ⓘ
weakened Confederate defenses north of Richmond ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Army of the James → engagedIn → Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights ⓘ
linked to: Battle of New Market Heights
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm → alsoKnownAs → Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ
XVIII Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ
Fort Harrison sector → sawAction → Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia → includes → Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ