Battle of Fort Stedman Facts

Also Known As

• Battle of Hare’s Hill

Date

• March 25, 1865

Location

• East of Petersburg, Virginia

Campaign

• Petersburg Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General John G. Parke
• Major General John F. Hartranft

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General John B. Gordon

Union Forces Engaged

• Army of the Potomac (2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th Corps)

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Army of Northern Virginia (2nd, 4th, reserve corps)

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 14,898

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 10,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• 1,044 (72 killed, 450 wounded, 522 missing/captured)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 4,000 (600 killed, 2,400 wounded,1,000 missing/captured)

Result

• Union victory

Significance

• The Battle of Fort Stedman opened the door for Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant to seize the Boydton Plank Road and the South Side Railroad – prizes he had coveted since the autumn of 1864.

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