Date and Location
- March 31, 1865
- Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General Robert E. Lee
- Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson
Union Forces Engaged
- 5th Army Corps
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Four brigades hastily assembled from four separate divisions from Anderson’s Corps
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 22,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 8,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,870 (killed, wounded, captured/missng)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 800 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Results of the Battle of White Oak Road
- The out come of the Battle of White Oak Road was a Union victory.
Timeline of the Battle of White Oak Road
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