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    Battle of Chaffin's Farm - Wikipedia
    DateSeptember 29–30, 1864
    LocationHenrico County, Virginia
    ResultUnion victory
    Background

    From the very beginning of the war, Confederate engineers and slave laborers had constructed permanent defenses around Richmond. By 1864, they had created a system anchored south of the capital on the … See more

    Battle

    Maj. Gen. David B. Birney moved the X Corps north from the Deep Bottom bridgehead toward the Confederate works atop New Market Heights manned by Brig. Gen. John Gregg. A brigade of U.S. Colored Tr… See more

    Aftermath

    Just as Grant had anticipated, the fighting around Chaffin's Farm forced Lee to shift his resources and helped the Union army south of Petersburg win the Battle of Peebles' Farm. After October, the two armies settl… See more

    Battlefield preservation

    As of late 2021, the American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 87 acres (0.35 km ) of the battlefield. See more

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