Battle of Hatcher's Run

The Battle of Hatcher's Run, also known as Dabney's Mill, Armstrong's Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road, fought February 5–7, 1865, was one in a series of Union offensives during the siege of Petersburg, aimed at cutting off Confederate supply traffic on Boydton Plank Road and the Weldon Railroad west of Petersburg, Virginia.

Not to be confused with the Battle of Boydton Plank Road, also known at the First Battle of Hatcher's Run, or the 1864 Battle of Vaughan Road or the March 1865 Battle of White Oak Road.
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Part of the American Civil War

Actions of the Fifth Corps, February 5–7, 1865
DateFebruary 5–7, 1865
Location
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Andrew A. Humphreys
Thomas M. Harris
Gouverneur K. Warren		 John B. Gordon
Strength
34,517 13,835
Casualties and losses
1,539 total
(171 killed,
1181 wounded,
187 captured)		 1,161 total
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