Battle of Peebles' Farm
The Battle of Peebles' Farm (or Poplar Springs Church or Poplar Grove Church) was the western part of a simultaneous Union offensive against the Confederate works guarding Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.
| Battle of Peebles' Farm | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
5th Corps attacking a Confederate fort, September 30th | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | A. P. Hill | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| V Corps | Third Corps | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 29,800 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,889 | ~900 | ||||||
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