Battle of Quaker Road

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The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lewis Farm
Lewis Farm
Lewis’s Farm
linked to: Lewis Farm
approximateConfederateStrength about 2,000–3,000 soldiers
approximateUnionStrength about 5,000 soldiers
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective support Union operations toward Five Forks
turn the Confederate right flank at Petersburg
combatant Army of the Potomac
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army
V Corps (Union Army)
commander Bushrod Johnson
Charles Griffin
George E. Pickett
linked to: George Pickett

Gouverneur K. Warren
Henry Heth
Joshua L. Chamberlain
confederateCasualties several hundred killed, wounded, and missing
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date 1865-03-29
endDate 1865-03-29
followedBy Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of White Oak Road
geographicalFeature fought along Quaker Road
near Gravelly Run
notableAction Union forces advanced along Quaker Road toward the Boydton Plank Road
Union troops drove Confederates from positions near Lewis Farm
notableUnit 1st Division, V Corps (Union Army)
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
Confederate infantry under Bushrod Johnson
partOf Appomattox Campaign
Petersburg Campaign
place Dinwiddie County, Virginia
near Petersburg, Virginia
precededBy Siege of Petersburg
relatedEvent Fall of Petersburg
Fall of Richmond
result Union victory
startDate 1865-03-29
strategicSignificance contributed to the final Union offensive leading to the evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg
helped unhinge Confederate defenses southwest of Petersburg
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
unionCasualties several hundred killed, wounded, and missing

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Battle of Lewis’s Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Quaker Road
Battle of Lewis’s Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Quaker Road
subject linked to: Lewis Farm