Battle of Globe Tavern

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The Battle of Globe Tavern was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces successfully cut the Weldon Railroad, tightening the siege of the Confederate-held city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Weldon Railroad
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaign Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
commander A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

Gouverneur K. Warren
P. G. T. Beauregard
confederateCasualtiesApprox about 2,300
confederateCommanderRank General (P. G. T. Beauregard)
Lieutenant General (A. P. Hill)
linked to: A.P. Hill
confederateForce Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
conflict American Civil War
country United States
dateEnd 1864-08-21
dateStart 1864-08-18
followedBy Second Battle of Ream’s Station
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
frontlineActivity entrenchment and railroad destruction
historicalPeriod 19th century
involves Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
locatedIn Dinwiddie County, Virginia
month August 1864
notableAction Union troops entrenched along the Weldon Railroad
repeated Confederate counterattacks failed to dislodge Union forces
objectiveAchieved Yes
partOf Siege of Petersburg
place near Petersburg, Virginia
precededBy Second Battle of Deep Bottom
primaryObjective to cut the Weldon Railroad
railroadTargeted Weldon Railroad
linked to: South Side Railroad
result Union victory
significance first permanent Union hold on a section of the Weldon Railroad south of Petersburg
state Virginia
strategicEffect disrupted Confederate supply line into Petersburg
tightened Union siege of Petersburg
supplyLine Petersburg supply line via Weldon Railroad
tacticalOutcome Union forces held the Weldon Railroad
theater Virginia theater of operations
linked to: Eastern Theater
typeOfEngagement land battle
unionCasualtiesApprox about 4,300
unionCommanderRank Major General (Gouverneur K. Warren)
unionForce V Corps, Army of the Potomac
year 1864

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Richmond–Petersburg Campaign notableBattle Battle of Globe Tavern
Battle of Peebles' Farm relatedEvent Battle of Globe Tavern
Battle of the Weldon Railroad alsoKnownAs Battle of Globe Tavern
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road followedBy Battle of Globe Tavern
Second Battle of Ream’s Station precededBy Battle of Globe Tavern