Fourth Battle of Petersburg

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The Fourth Battle of Petersburg was a late March 1865 Union offensive during the American Civil War that helped break Confederate defensive lines around Petersburg, Virginia, paving the way for the fall of Richmond and the war’s end.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
commander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
confederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
confederateCommanderRole Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee
confederateForcesCondition outnumbered and resource-depleted ⓘ
confederateInitiative offensive action ordered by Robert E. Lee ⓘ
confederatePlan launch surprise pre-dawn attack on Union lines ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date March 25, 1865 ⓘ
followedBy Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Fifth Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
front siege lines east of Petersburg ⓘ
frontlineFeature entrenched siege fortifications ⓘ
impactOnGrant enabled Grant to prepare final offensive against Petersburg ⓘ
impactOnLee reduced Lee’s ability to defend Petersburg ⓘ
location Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ
notableEngagement assault on Fort Stedman ⓘ
notableFortification Fort Stedman ⓘ
linked to: Fort Stedman area
partOf Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
precededBy Third Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
primaryConfederateObjective break the Union siege lines and relieve pressure on Petersburg ⓘ
primaryUnionObjective break Confederate defensive lines around Petersburg ⓘ
relatedEvent Appomattox Court House surrender ⓘ
Fall of Petersburg ⓘ
Fall of Richmond ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence contributed to the end of the American Civil War ⓘ
paved the way for the fall of Petersburg ⓘ
paved the way for the fall of Richmond ⓘ
weakened Confederate defenses at Petersburg ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union lines restored after initial Confederate gains ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfOperation offensive ⓘ
unionArmy Army of the Potomac ⓘ
unionCommanderRole Ulysses S. Grant commanded the Union forces around Petersburg ⓘ
unionForcesCondition numerically superior ⓘ
unionResponse rapid counterattack to seal breaches and retake positions ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Second Battle of Petersburg → followedBy → Fourth Battle of Petersburg ⓘ