Battle of Darbytown Road
| Battle of Darbytown Road | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alfred Terry | Richard H. Anderson | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| X Corps | Corps | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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437 (36 killed, 358 wounded, 43 captured).[1] | 513[nb 1] | ||||||
The Battle of Darbytown Road was fought on October 13, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces. The Confederates were attempting to retake ground they had lost to Federal forces during battles near Richmond, Virginia. Their efforts failed. On October 13, Union forces advanced to find and feel the new Confederate defensive line in front of Richmond. While mostly a battle of skirmishers, a Federal brigade assaulted fortifications north of Darbytown Road and was repulsed with heavy casualties. The Federals retired to their entrenched lines along New Market Road.
Background
References
- ^ "Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces". Official Reports. The Siege of Petersburg Online. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- National Park Service battle description
- CWSAC Report Update and Resurvey:Individual Battlefield Profiles
- Hampton Newsome, Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond Petersburg Campaign October 1864, Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2013.
Notes
- ^ This estimate of Confederated casualties is obtained by subtracting the officially reported Union casualties (437) from the NPS estimate of total casualties (950).
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