Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads Facts

October 10, 1864

Darbytown and New Market Roads Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the battle and is for kids doing research and students preparing for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.

Portrait of Robert E. Lee

The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was General Robert E. Lee’s last offensive north of the James River during the Civil War. [Wikimedia Commons]

Also Known As

  • Battle of Fair Oaks II
  • Second Battle of Fair Oaks

Date

  • October 27–28, 1864

Location

  • Henrico County, Virginia, southeast of Richmond

Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

  • Major General Benjamin Butler
  • Major General Alfred Terry
  • Major General Godfrey Weitzel
  • Major General August Kautz
  • Major General Alfred Terry

Principal Confederate Commanders

Union Forces Engaged

  • Army of the James (10th Corps, 18th Corps, Kautz’s Cavalry)

Confederate Forces Engaged

  • Army of Northern Virginia (1st Corps, 4th Corps, cavalry corps)

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

  • Undetermined

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

  • Undetermined

Estimated Union Casualties

  • 1,603 (36 killed, 358 wounded, 43 captured)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

  • 100 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)

Result

  • Confederate victory

Significance

  • The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was a Union victory because General Robert E. Lee failed in his attempt to regain the ground he lost at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market.
  • The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads was General Robert E. Lee’s last offensive north of the James River during the Civil War.

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