Also Known As
- Battle of Rice’s Depot
Date and Location
- April 6, 1865
- Prince Edward County, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General John Gibbon
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Lieutenant General James Longstreet
Union Forces Engaged
- 24th Corps (Army of the James)
Confederate Forces Engaged
- 1st and 3rd Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 7,500
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 6,800
Estimated Union Casualties
- 66 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- Unreported
Results of the Battle of Rice’s Station
- The outcome of the Battle of Rice’s Station was a Union victory.
- The Battle of Rice’s Station impacted the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreat from Petersburg by diverting attention and possible Rebel reinforcements away from the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, which was raging just a few miles to the east.
Timeline of the Battle of Rice’s Station
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