Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road

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The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road was an 1864 American Civil War engagement during the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs First Battle of the Weldon Railroad
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignGoalContext to extend Union lines west and south of Petersburg
commander A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

Cadmus M. Wilcox
George G. Meade
Horatio G. Wright
William Mahone
Winfield S. Hancock
ConfederateForce Mahone's Division
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
conflict American Civil War
continent North America
country United States
date June 21–23, 1864
endDate 1864-06-23
followedBy Battle of Globe Tavern
front Petersburg front
linked to: Siege of Petersburg
hasCasualties Union and Confederate forces suffered several thousand casualties
isPartOf Overland and Petersburg campaigns sequence
location Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
notableAction Confederate flank attack by Mahone's division on Union II Corps
objective cut the Weldon Railroad
sever Confederate supply line south of Petersburg
opposingCommanderConfederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill
opposingCommanderUnion Major General Winfield S. Hancock
partOf Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
precededBy Second Battle of Petersburg
primaryTarget Weldon Railroad
linked to: South Side Railroad
railLine Petersburg–Weldon Railroad
result Confederate victory
side Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army of the Potomac
linked to: Army of the Potomac
startDate 1864-06-21
state Virginia
strategicEffect Confederate supply line via Weldon Railroad temporarily preserved
tacticalOutcome Confederates repulsed Union attempt to hold the railroad
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod June 1864
UnionForce II Corps, Army of the Potomac
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Richmond–Petersburg Campaign notableBattle Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road