Also Known As
- Battle of Dabney’s Mill
- Battle of Rowanty Creek
- Battle of Armstrong’s Mill
Date
- February 5–7, 1865
Location
- Dinwiddie County, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
- Major General Andrew A. Humphreys
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Major General John B. Gordon
- Brigadier General John Pegram
- Major General William Mahone
- Brigadier General Clement A. Evans
Union Forces Engaged
- 2nd Corps, the 5th Army Corps
- Gregg’s cavalry division
- Reinforcements from the 6th and 9th Army Corps
Confederate Forces Engaged
- 2nd Corps (Army of Northern Virginia)
- Pegram’s Division (Army of Northern Virginia)
- Mahone’s Division (Army of Northern Virginia)
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 34,517
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 13,835
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,539 (171 killed, 1,181 wounded, and 187 captured)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 1,161 (killed, wounded, and captured/missing)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- The Battle of Hatcher’s Run was the first major battle in Virginia in 1865.
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
