Date
- June 29, 1864
Location
- Dinwiddie County, Virginia, roughly 10 miles south of Petersburg, along the Weldon Railroad
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Brigadier General James Wilson
- Brigadier General August Kautz
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Brigadier General William Mahone
- Major General Fitzhugh Lee
Union Forces Engaged
- Wilson’s Cavalry Division
- Kautz’s Cavalry Division
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Mahone’s Infantry Division
- Two cavalry brigades
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 4,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 7,000
Estimated Combined Casualties
- 600 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result
- Confederate victory
Significance
- The First Battle of Ream’s Station was part of the Wilson-Kautz Raid.
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