Battle

Second Battle of Ream's Station

25 Aug 1864 · 37.10° N, 77.42° W

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25 Aug 1864
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Battle
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37.10° N, 77.42° W
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1864 battle of the American Civil War

Second Battle of Ream's Station

Battle of the American Civil War

The Second Battle of Ream's Station was fought during the siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War on August 25, 1864, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. A Union force under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock began destroying part of the Petersburg Railroad, which was a vital supply line for Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in Petersburg, Virginia. Lee sent a force under Lt. Gen. A. P.

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