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Other Name: Farmville
State: Virginia
Location: Cumberland County
Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865)
Dates: April 7, 1865
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys
confederate  Confederate States: Gen. Robert E. Lee
Forces Engaged: Corps
Estimated Casualties: union  Union States: 655
confederate  Confederate States: 255
Total: 910 total
Results: Result(s): Confederate victory
Description:

Near 2 pm on April 7, the advance of the Union II Corps encountered Confederate forces entrenched on high ground near Cumberland Church. The Union forces attacked twice but were repulsed, and darkness halted the conflict. Union general Smythe was mortally wounded nearby, and J.I. Gregg was captured north of Farmville.
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