Battle of Fort Stedman

Quando

25 de mar. de 1865

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

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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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces capture Fort Stedman from the Union, although it is retaken the same day”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Der vergebliche Angriff auf Fort Stedman durch General Robert Edward Lee ist der letzte Versuch der Konföderation”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• American Civil War12 de abr. de 1861 · Guerra civil