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    The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought on April 6, 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil...
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    1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from West Virginia)
    westward, the battle is considered the "death knell" for Lee's Confederate Army. The Battle of Sailor's Creek was the last major battle of the American...
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    2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from West Virginia)
    Brigade in Custer's division, was part of a crucial cavalry charge in the Union victory at the Battle of Sailor's Creek. The regiment was also present during...
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    121st New York Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from New York (state))
    Battle of Fort Stevens Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Sailor's Creek Battle of Appomattox Court House Maryland...
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    days of the American Civil War, High Street and the then-Farmville Female College saw both Confederate forces escaping the Battle of Sailor's Creek towards...
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    Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 3 May 1865 for actions performed at the Battle of Sailor's Creek on...
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    Thomas Custer (category Battle of the Little Bighorn)
    Similar actions in the Battle of Sailor's Creek resulted in Custer being the first American soldier to receive two Medals of Honor. Riding alongside...
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    Joseph Kimball (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    Medal of Honor. Kimball's medal was won for his capturing the flag of the Confederate 6th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia...
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    Stapleton Crutchfield (category People of Virginia in the American Civil War)
    lost a leg in the same battle, he returned to field in the last campaign in Virginia, losing his life in the Battle of Sailor's Creek. Stapleton Crutchfield...
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  • After a number of setbacks and mostly small battles, but including a significant Confederate defeat at the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865...
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    remainder of the army, most of which ended up being delayed at the Battle of Sailor's Creek. The XXIV Corps commanded by Major General John Gibbon of Major...
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    120th New York Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from New York (state))
    Second Battle of Deep Bottom Battle of Boydton Plank Road Battle of Fort Stedman Appomattox Campaign Battle of White Oak Road Battle of Sailor's Creek Battle...
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    David Dunnels White (category People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War)
    Volunteers of the VI Corps. On April 6, 1865, Private White spotted a Confederate general officer during hand-to-hand combat in the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia...
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  • Confederates, short of rations and supplies, suffered numerous losses from desertion, straggling and battle, especially the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6...
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    Appomattox campaign (category Battles commanded by Ulysses S. Grant)
    1865, the Confederate Army suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, where they lost about 7,700 men killed or captured and...
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    2nd New York Heavy Artillery Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
    the Battle of Sailor's Creek Sergeant Adam Worth, Company L – infamous criminal American Civil War portal New York (state) portal List of New York Civil...
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  • Samuel P. Kenyon (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Kenyon's medal was won for his capturing a flag at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865 He...
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  • took place just prior to the Battle of Sailor's Creek (sometimes shown as "Sayler's Creek") on April 6, 1865. That battle would be the last major engagement...
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    Emisire Shahan (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    to Company A of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry. On 6 May 1865, at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia, Shahan captured the flag of the Confederate...
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    Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. After the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865, surviving Confederate troops of Lieutenant General...
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    57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
    Company D — Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Sailor's Creek American Civil War portal Pennsylvania portal List of Pennsylvania Civil...
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    Francis M. Cunningham (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    award for bravery during combat, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia on April 6, 1865. That award was...
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    Rudolph R. Riddell (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    April 1865, during the Battle of Sailor's Creek near Farmville, Virginia, he captured the flag of the 6th Alabama Cavalry of the Confederate Army. This...
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    George Crook (category People of the Great Sioux War of 1876)
    Campaigns of 1864 at the battles of Opequon (Third Winchester), Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek. On October 21, 1864, he was promoted to major general of volunteers...
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    Warwick Beauregards (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia)
    included William B. Cook and Thomas K. Marrow.) Fort Harrison Battle of Sailor's Creek (H.W. Lee, William Lewelling, John Lewelling, E.C. Patrick, D.C...
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    George J. Pitman (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    (Sumter's Artillery) at the conclusion of the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865. Pitman was one of three members of the 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry...
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    Medal of Honor for valor during the Battle of Sailor's Creek amidst the American Civil War. Citation: Charged the enemy and, with the assistance of Cpl...
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  • the battle of Sailor's Creek. The Army of Northern Virginia surrendered three days later, ending the Appomattox Campaign and removing one of the Confederacy's...
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  • Asbury F. Haynes (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865, during the Battle of Sailor's Creek, where he...
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    Dunnels White, Medal of Honor nominee, for the capture of Major General Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April...
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