Battle of Cumberland Church Facts

Date and Location

• April 7, 1865
• Cumberland County, Virginia

Campaign

• Appomattox Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General Andrew A. Humphreys

Principal Confederate Commanders

• General Robert E. Lee

Union Forces Engaged

• 2nd Corps of the Army of the Potomac

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Army of Northern Virginia

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 12,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 12,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• 655 (killed, wounded, and captured/missing)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 255 (killed, wounded, and captured/missing)

Result

• Confederate victory

Significance

• Union Major General Thomas A. Smyth was killed
• The Battle of Cumberland Church was the last battlefield victory for the Army of Northern Virginia.

Timeline of the Appomattox Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Appomattox Campaign in order.

• March 29, 1865 — Battle of Lewis’s Farm
• March 31, 1865 — Battle of White Oak Road
• March 31, 1865 — Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
• April 1, 1865 — Battle of Five Forks
• April 2, 1865 — Third Battle of Petersburg
• April 2, 1865 — Battle of Sutherland’s Station
• April 3, 1865 — Battle of Namozine Church
• April 5–6, 1865 — Battle of Amelia Springs
• April 6, 1865 — Battle of Sailor’s Creek
• April 6, 1865 — Battle of Rice’s Station
• April 6–7, 1865 — Battle of High Bridge
• April 7, 1865 — Battle of Cumberland Church
• April 8, 1865 — Battle of Appomattox Station
• April 9, 1865 — Battle of Appomattox Court House
• April 9, 1865 — Surrender at Appomattox Court House