Battle of Dabney's Mill (operations in the same area, 1865)

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The Battle of Dabney's Mill (operations in the same area, 1865) was an American Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign in which Union and Confederate forces clashed in winter fighting over control of key roads and Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War engagement
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hatcher’s Run
Hatcher’s Run
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignGoal to threaten the Boydton Plank Road
to threaten the South Side Railroad
commander Lieutenant General A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

Major General Andrew A. Humphreys
Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
Major General Henry Heth
Major General John B. Gordon
conflict American Civil War
country United States
endDate 1865-02-07
followedBy Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Fort Stedman
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
militaryUnit Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
II Corps (Union Army)
V Corps (Union Army)
natureOfAction counterattacks by Confederate forces
offensive operation by Union forces
nearbyLocation Dabney’s Mill
linked to: Dabney's Mill
nearbyWatercourse Hatcher’s Run
objective to cut Confederate supply lines into Petersburg
to extend Union siege lines southwest of Petersburg
to seize control of key roads near Hatcher’s Run
partOf Petersburg Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
place near Petersburg, Virginia
precededBy Battle of Boydton Plank Road
relatedOperation Union attempts to cut Confederate supply lines into Petersburg
result Union victory
season winter 1865
startDate 1865-02-05
state Virginia
strategicEffect tightened Union grip on Petersburg supply routes
tacticalOutcome Union forces held extended lines near Hatcher’s Run
terrain wooded and swampy ground around Hatcher’s Run
typeOfEngagement infantry and artillery engagement
year 1865

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Battle of Hatcher's Run precededBy Battle of Dabney's Mill (operations in the same area, 1865)