Also Known As
- Battle of Burgess Mill
- First Battle of Hatcher’s Run
Date
- October 27-28, 1864
Location
- Dinwiddie County, Virginia, south of Petersburg
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- General Ulysses S. Grant
- Major General George Meade
- Major General Winfield Scott Hancock
- Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
- Major General John G. Parke
- Brigadier General David M. Gregg
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General A.P. Hill
- Major General Henry Heth
- Major General William Mahone
- Major General Wade Hampton
- Major General William H.F. “Rooney” Lee
Union Forces Engaged
- Two divisions from Major General Winfield Scott Hancock’s 2nd Corps
- Major General Gouverneur K. Warren’s 5th Corps
- Major General John G. Parke’s 9th Corps
- Brigadier General David M. Gregg’s cavalry division
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Major General Henry Heth’s infantry division
- Major General William Mahone infantry division
- Major General Wade Hampton’s cavalry corps
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 30,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 11,700
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,758 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 1,300 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result
- Confederate victory
Significance
- Last major Civil War battle in Virginia in 1864.
- Major General Winfield Scott Hancock’s last battle of the Civil War.
- Fought in conjunction with the Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road.
Timeline of the Petersburg Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Petersburg Campaign in order.
- June 9, 1864 — First Battle of Petersburg
- June 15 – 18, 1864 — Second Battle of Petersburg
- June 21 – 23, 1864 — Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
- June 22–July 1, 1864 – Wilson-Kautz Raid
- June 25, 1864 — Battle of Staunton River Bridge
- June 28, 1864 — Battle of Sappony Church
- June 29, 1864 — First Battle of First Ream’s Station
- July 27–29, 1864 — First Battle of Deep Bottom
- July 30, 1864 — Battle of the Crater
- August 13–20, 1864 — Second Battle of Deep Bottom
- August 18-21, 1864 — Battle of Globe Tavern
- August 25, 1864 — Second Battle of Ream’s Station
- September 29–30, 1864 — Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights
- September 30–October 2, 1864 — Battle of Peebles Farm
- October 7, 1864 — Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads
- October 13, 1864 — Battle of Darbytown Road
- October 27-28, 1864 — Battle of Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road
- October 27-28, 1864 — Battle of Boydton Plank Road
- February 5-7, 1865 — Battle of Hatcher’s Run
- March 25, 1865 — Battle of Fort Stedman
