Battle of Fort Stedman

Quand

25 mars 1865

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

37.23° N, 77.37° W

Description

1865 battle of the American Civil War during the Siege of Petersburg

1865 battle of the American Civil War in Petersburg, Virginia

The Battle of Fort Stedman, also known as the Battle of Hare's Hill, was fought on March 25, 1865, during the final weeks of the American Civil War. The Union Army fortification in the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia, was attacked in a pre-dawn Confederate assault by troops led by Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon. The attack was the last serious attempt by Confederate troops to break the Siege of Petersburg.

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• American Civil War12 avr. 1861 · Guerre civile