Battle of Sappony Church Facts

Also Known As

• Battle of Stony Creek Depot

Date

• June 28, 1864

Location

• Sussex County, Virginia

Campaign

• Petersburg Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Brigadier General James Wilson
• Brigadier General August Kautz

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General Wade Hampton
• Major General W.H.F. “Rooney” Lee
• Major General Fitzhugh Lee
• Brigadier General William Mahone

Union Forces Engaged

• Wilson’s Cavalry Division (Army of the Potomac)
• Kautz’s Cavalry Division (the Army of the James)

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Hampton’s Cavalry Division (Army of Northern Virginia)
• Fitzhugh Lee’s Cavalry Division (Army of Northern Virginia)
• Rooney Lee’s Cavalry Division (Army of Northern Virginia)
• Mahone’s Infantry Division (Army of Northern Virginia)

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 4,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 5,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• Unreported

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• Unreported

Result

• Confederate victory

Significance

• The Battle of Sappony Church was part of the Wilson-Kautz Raid.
• The Rebel cavalry captured roughly 800 Union raiders during the Battle of Sappony Church. Other casualty totals for either side remain unknown.

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