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Other Name: None
State: Virginia
Location: Dinwiddie
Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865)
Dates: April 2, 1865
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
confederate  Confederate States: Maj. Gen. Henry Heth and Maj. Gen. Cadmus Wilcox
Forces Engaged: Divisions
Estimated Casualties: union  Union States: 370
confederate  Confederate States: 600
Total: 970 total
Results: Result(s): Union victory
Description:

Union columns converged on Petersburg on April 2. part Mile's force struck north from White Oak Road meeting elements of four Confederate brigades (Cooke, Scales, MacRae, McGowan) attempting to defend the South Side Railroad. The Confedeerates placed their left flank on Ocran Methodist Church, where it was overun by three Union brigades commanded by Miles. The Confederate defenders were scattered and driven northwestward. With this victory, the Federals possessed the South Side Railroad, Gen. Robert E. Lee's last supply line into Petersburg.

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