What the records say
- When
- 1864
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 37.30° N, 77.17° W
- Description
- 1864 military raid in the American Civil War
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Beefsteak Raid
Part of the American Civil War
The Beefsteak Raid was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. Confederate Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton led a force of 3,000 troopers of the Confederate States Army on what was to become a 100-mile (160 km) ride to acquire cattle that were intended for consumption by the Union Army, which was laying a combined siege to the cities of Rich…
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- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “美國南北戰爭：牛排突襲。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Nearby in time and place
- Battle of Wilson's Wharf24 May 1864 · Battle
- Battle of Saint Mary's Church24 Jun 1864 · Battle
- First Battle of Deep Bottom27 Jul 1864 · Battle
- Second Battle of Deep Bottom14 Aug 1864 · Battle
- Battle of Ware Bottom Church20 May 1864 · Battle
- Second Battle of Petersburg15 Jun 1864 · Battle
- Battle of the Crater30 Jul 1864 · Battle
- Siege of Petersburg9 Jun 1864 · Siege