Battle of Rice's Station
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| Battle of Rice's Station | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) |
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| John Gibbon | James Longstreet | ||||||
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| 7,500 [1] | 6,800 [1] | ||||||
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| few [2] | |||||||
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The Battle of Rice's Station was a minor engagement in Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War that was the immediate prelude to the Battle of Sayler's Creek. On April 6, 1865, Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's command reached Rice's Station, only to discover that it was blocked by Union troops led by Maj. Gen. John Gibbon. After a minor confrontation and very few casualties, Longstreet withdrew during the night towards Farmville.
The location is now the town of Rice, Virginia.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "CWSAC Virginia Battlefield Profiles" (PDF). Update to the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields. National Park Service. pp. 243,244. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/CWSII/VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles/Reams%20Station%20I%20to%20Rutherfords%20Farm.pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "National Park Service battle description". CWSAC Battle Summaries, The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP). National Park Service. http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va092.htm. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
Coordinates: 37°16′09″N 78°17′41″W / 37.2691°N 78.2947°W
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