The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House was fought on March 31, 1865, during the American Civil War at the end of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign and in...
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a population of 619. The community was the site of the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, the Battle of Five Forks as well as the Battle of Sutherland's...
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Farm Battle of Lewis's Farm Battle of Dinwiddie Court House Battle of White Oak Road Battle of Five Forks Battle of Sutherland's Station Dinwiddie is located...
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the end of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign. Along with the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House which...
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Dinwiddie County Court House is a historic courthouse building located at the junction of U.S. 1 and VA 619 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia....
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the key to control of the South Side Railroad, a vital supply line and evacuation route. After the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House (March 31) at about...
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Nicholas M. Nolan (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History)
6th and most of its battles. He was slightly wounded at the Battle of Fairfield and seriously wounded at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House. He was brevetted...
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either side of the junction of White Oak Road, Scott Road and Dinwiddie Court House Road (Ford's Road to the north) at Five Forks. Because of its strategic...
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Peter M. Boehm (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House in Virginia on 31 March 1865. He was honored...
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1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from West Virginia)
The Battle of Five Forks occurred on April 1, 1865. Five Forks is a small community in Dinwiddie County, located between Dinwiddie Court House and Petersburg...
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2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from West Virginia)
George E. Pickett, and the Union cavalry was driven back. The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House occurred on March 31, and is considered a Confederate victory...
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known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Battle of Manassas, respectively...
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Adna Chaffee (category People of Ohio in the American Civil War)
the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House he was brevetted captain. After the war, Chaffee became a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the...
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Frederick W. Füger (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
U.S. Army for gallant and meritorious services in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, March 31, 1865. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 4th Artillery in December...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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George Crook (category People of the Great Sioux War of 1876)
the Army of the Potomac during the Appomattox Campaign. Crook first went into action with his division at the battle of Dinwiddie Court House. He later...
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The Battle of Lewis's Farm (also known as Quaker Road, Military Road, or Gravelly Run) was fought on March 29, 1865, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia near...
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construction of the fort. Dinwiddie issued these instructions on his own authority, without even asking for funding from the Virginia House of Burgesses...
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to Dinwiddie Court House and the Boydton Plank Road via the Malone Road two miles (3 km) south of Ream's Station. The V Corps, under the command of Maj...
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George Alexander Forsyth (category People of Illinois in the American Civil War)
the Civil War at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House and to colonel for the Battle of Five Forks. In 1868, Forsyth raised a band of fifty frontiersmen to...
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William R. Terry (category People of Virginia in the American Civil War)
the Battle of Cold Harbor and throughout the Siege of Petersburg. He suffered his seventh battle wound on March 31, 1865, at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court...
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Charles Morris (naval officer) (category United States Navy personnel of the War of 1812)
Chepultapec in the Mexican–American War and at Valverde and the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House the American Civil War. His youngest son, Commander George...
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fought in the battles of Dinwiddie Court House (March 31), Five Forks (April 1) and Sailor's Creek (April 6) during the early spring of 1865. It was at...
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Joseph Pulitzer (category Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state))
in favor of the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment and led a crusade to reform the corrupt St. Louis County Court. His fight against the court angered...
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6th Cavalry Regiment (category Military units and formations of the United States in the Indian Wars)
Confederate Army on 30 March 1865 at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House in Dinwiddie County. Here, the men of the 6th held out against repeated enemy...
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Lewis's Farm, Battle of White Oak Road and the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Grant's Union Army broke the Confederate States Army defenses of Petersburg...
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Bridge Battle of Bentonville Battle of Lewis's Farm Battle of Dinwiddie Court House Battle of Five Forks Third Battle of Petersburg Battle of Namozine...
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Lawrence Kip (category People of New York (state) in the American Civil War)
meritorious service at the battle of Trevillian Station, Va." In 1865, he was part of the Battles of Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, High Bridge, Sailor's...
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2nd New York Mounted Rifles Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from New York (state))
Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Corps; saw its first fighting at Spotsylvania Court House; lost heavily at Cold Harbor where its casualties amounted to 64 killed...
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Alexander Calvin Elliott (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
fought in the battles of Poplar Springs Church (September 29-October 2, 1864), Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865) and Dinwiddie Court House (March 30-31)...
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