Battle of Chappell House

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The Battle of Chappell House, better known as the Battle of Peebles' Farm, was an 1864 engagement during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War in which Union forces sought to extend their siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Peebles' Farm
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective cut Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg
extend Union siege lines around Petersburg
commander Gouverneur K. Warren
John G. Parke
conflict American Civil War
continent North America
country United States
date September 30, 1864
endDate October 2, 1864
engagedForce Confederate infantry
Union infantry
followedBy Battle of Boydton Plank Road
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
hasSiteType historic battlefield
involvesMilitaryUnit Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Union IX Corps
Union V Corps
location Petersburg, Virginia
near Peebles' Farm
Poplar Springs Church
Squirrel Level Road
notableAction Union forces captured portions of the Confederate works southwest of Petersburg
opposingCommander A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

Cadmus M. Wilcox
Henry Heth
partOf Petersburg Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
precededBy Battle of Peeble's Farm operations on Weldon Railroad
result Union victory
sideWithMoreCasualties Union forces
state Virginia
strategicConsequence extended Union left flank closer to Boydton Plank Road
tightened Union investment of Petersburg
tacticalNature Confederate defensive counterattacks
Union offensive operation
theater Virginia theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod American Civil War, 1864 campaigns
year 1864

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Battle of Peebles' Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Chappell House