Battle of Fort Stedman

Battle of Fort Stedman
	Part of the American Civil War
	; 1865 photograph at Fort Stedman by Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Date	March 25, 1865
Location	Petersburg, Virginia
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John G. Parke	John B. Gordon
Strength
14,898	10,000
Casualties and losses
1,044 total ; 72 killed ; 450 wounded ; 522 missing/captured	4,000 total ; 600 killed ; 2,400 wounded ; 1,000 missing/captured

The Battle of Fort Stedman, also known as the Battle of Hare's Hill, was fought on March 25, 1865, during the final weeks of the American Civil War. The Union Army fortification in the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia, was attacked in a pre-dawn Confederate assault by troops led by Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon. The attack was the last serious attempt by Confederate troops to break the Siege of Petersburg. After an initial success, Gordon's men were driven back by Union troops of the IX Corps commanded by Maj. Gen. John G. Parke.

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