Battle of Five Forks
1865 American Civil War history
The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, near the Five Forks, at the end of the Siege of Petersburg, and at the end of the American Civil War.
Battle of Five Forks | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Sheridan's charge at Five Forks (lithograph published c.1886) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Philip Sheridan Gouverneur K. Warren | George Pickett | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
V Corps | Units[1] from Army of Northern Virginia | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
22,000[2] | 10,600[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
830[3] | 2,950[3] |
References
change- ↑ See Five Forks Confederate order of battle
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CWSAC Report Update
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Park Service Archived 2003-04-02 at the Wayback Machine