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Part of American Civil War

Battle of Five Forks

April 1, 1865 · Five Forks, Virginia

Result Union victory

The Union held Five Forks and the road to the South Side Railroad, forcing Lee to abandon Petersburg and Richmond and begin his final retreat. After the battle, Sheridan controversially relieved Warren of command of V Corps.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States
Confederate States of America
Philip Henry Sheridan Major General, Commander of the Union cavalry Gouverneur Kemble Warren Major General, Commander of V Corps
George Pickett Fitzhugh Lee Major General, Confederate cavalry commander

Strength and losses

Strength
22,000c. 22,000
Casualties
830830
Killed
124
Wounded
706
Missing
54
Strength
10,600c. 10,600
Casualties
2,9502,950

Units

Army of the Potomac V Corps (Union Army) Iron Brigade 20th Maine Infantry Regiment 185th New York Infantry Regiment 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment 2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment 3rd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment 6th Ohio Cavalry Regiment
Army of Northern Virginia Pickett's Division 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 21st Virginia Cavalry Regiment 22nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

Related events 1 degree away • 2 degrees away

 
Battle of Bentonville
 
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