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	Dixie Outfitters
		The battle raged for over 20 hours along the center of the Confederate line—the top of the inverted U—which became known as the "Bloody Angle." Lee's men eventually constructed a second line of defense behind the original Rebel trenches, and fighting ceased just before dawn on May 13.
		Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute take part in the Battle of New Market, part of the multipronged Union offensive in the spring of 1864 designed to take Virginia out of the war.
		Battle of Monocacy At Frederick Maryland: Confederate General Jubal Early brushes a Union force out of his way as he heads for Washington.
	www.dixieoutfitters.com /heritage/tl4.shtml (2355 words)

	Battle Summary: Boydton Plank Road, VA
		The initial Union advance on October 27 gained the Boydton Plank Road, a major campaign objective.
		Wade Hampton’s cavalry isolated the II Corps and forced a retreat.
		The Confederates retained control of the Boydton Plank Road for the rest of the winter.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va079.htm (141 words)

	Boydton Plank Road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Winfield Scott Hancock, marched to operate against the Boydton Plank Road and South Side Railroad.
		October 27: Union gained the Boydton Plank Road.
		The Confederates retained control of the Boydton Plank.
	www.paralumun.com /warboydton.htm (64 words)

	Pennsylvania_198th
		Moving northwestward by Dabney's Mill to the Boydton plank-road, and pushing along it to the north towards the toll-gate, meeting with little opposition, at one o'clock in the afternoon it was halted by order of General Meade.
		General Hartranft, whose division was laying in reserve in rear of the Ninth Corps, immediately moved to the assault, and as the line dashed forward, the rebels seeing the hopelessness of their position, threw down their arms in large numbers, and began to pass through the advancing ranks to the rear.
		Soon after the battle Griffin moved eastward with two divisions to reopen communication with the rest of the army, and his own division, now commanded by General Bartlett, supported by M'Kenzie's cavalry, was pushed up the Fords road to Hatcher's run.
	www.family2remember.com /198th/198history.htm (15508 words)

	Decades History Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Battle of Preble's Farm Va. (Poplar Springs Church).
		At the Battle of Tom's Brook the Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign was wiped by Custer and Merrit's cavalry divisions.
		Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Va. (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad).
	www.decades.com /ByDecade/1860-1869/24.htm?tlvw=2 (730 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| America's Civil War \| Battle of Boydton Plank Road: Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Strikes the ...
		He had risen rapidly from brigade to division to corps command, and was widely supposed to be a possible successor to Meade as head of the Army of the Potomac.
		On the Jerusalem Plank Road in late June, a sudden Confederate flank attack on Hancock's corps had resulted in the capture of more than 1,700 men, taken with little fight.
		To limit congestion on the narrow woodland roads, no baggage or headquarters wagons would be taken, and only half the full number of ambulances.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/american_civil_war/3028476.html (1364 words)

	Battle of Hatcher's Run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Yet in the midst of this miserable weather, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant decided to mount his first major offensive of the new year, an extension of the Union line west of Petersburg.
		The Yankees were still erecting earthworks as the Rebels formed their battle lines in front of them.
		Fascinating Fact: The Battle of Hatcher's Run is also known as the Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Dabney's Mill, Armstrong's Mill, and of Vaughan Road.
	www.us-civilwar.com /hatcher.htm (353 words)

	Pvt. William J. Knight, 21st PA Cav.
		Anxious for battle they were held in suspense for two days as Gen. Ambrose Burnside's cannon softened the objective and military bands filled the silences with martial music to encourage the patriotic fervor of the warriors.
		At the Battle of Boydton Plank Road the Union forces were obliged to retire with the cavalry covering the retreat and then carving their way out after nightfall.
		The 8th Pennsylvania was to have made the first contact in the battle but they got lost (a fact which does not show up in their regimental history) and the honor of first contact went to the 21st.
	4mermarine.com /wjknight.html (3302 words)

	Hancock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Lieutenant Colonel Horace P. Rugg's 1st Brigade was west of the Plank Road, while Colonel James M. Willett's 2nd Brigade was to the east.
		Hancock was to halt on the Plank Road.
		Boydton Plank Road, one of Hancock's staff officers led a charge of the
	user.aol.com /brucetrinque/myhomepage/hancock.htm (3475 words)

	WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK - Original Member of the Aztec Club of 1847
		He was breveted to 1st Lieutenant on August 20, 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco.
		Hancock was also engaged in Battle at Molina del Rey and the Assault and Capture of Mexico City, after which he was assigned in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, MO, 1848.
		In the course of the Battle of Sharpsburg, Hancock succeeded to the command of the 1st Division of the II Corps after the mortal wounding of Gen. Israel E. Richardson.
	www.aztecclub.com /bios/hancock.htm (670 words)

	BelvoirEagle.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The battle started in the fog just before dawn and was successful in the initial breakthrough of Fort Stedman and the two adjacent forts.
		Over time, however, with the many years of battle and the three-year enlistments up, the II Corps wasn’t what I was.
		The whole battle was a rather confusing one for both sides, said Chernault.
	www.belvoireagle.com /archives/2005/MAY/12/battlefield.htm (769 words)

	Valley of the Shadow: Civil War Official Records
		The next morning, at 3.30 o'clock we moved out in the direction of the Boydton plank road, first meeting the enemy at Hatcher's Run, but as they were driven from this position by the Third Brigade, the First Brigade was not engaged.
		When moving from our position on the left of the plank road I left the First Minnesota and Seventh Michigan Volunteers in their position in the wood on our left and rear, as they were continually picking up prisoners.
		After dark the command was moved down and formed in the plank road, connecting on the right with the Third Division, and on the left with Col. McAllister's brigade, throwing out vedettes in front and rear.
	valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /OR/boydtonplankroad/184thpa/rugg.html (794 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Unit History
		Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia: December 12-15, 1862 [Federal Order of Battle for the Battle of Fredericksburg]
		Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia: May 5, 1863 [Federal Order of Battle for the Battle of Chancellorsville]
		Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia: May 5-7, 1864 [Federal Order of Battle for the Battle of the Wilderness]
	www.batteryb.com /unit_history.html (3151 words)

	Historic La Mott Pennsylvania -- Who They Were...What They Did (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The “8th” was engaged in the battle of Chaffin’s Farm (Fort Harrison), Darbytown Road and the second Fair Oaks.
		Some 10,500 armed conflicts occurred during the Civil War ranging from battles to minor skirmishes; 384 conflicts (3.7 percent) were identified as the principal battles and classified according to their historical significance.
		Some of the casualty figures for the 384 principal battles are unknown; in some instances reliable figures are available for one of the combatants but not for the other.
	www.historic-lamott-pa.com /whothey.html (6576 words)

	plank - OneLook Dictionary Search
		PLANK : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
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	The Battle of Hatcher's Run
		The Battle of the Boydton Plank Road (or the Battle of First Hatcher's Run) was an attempt by the Union army to sieze the Boydton Plank Road and cut the Southside Railroad.
		Ulysses S. Grant ordered a movement to the left against the Boydton Plank Road and the South Side Railroad, and to sever these vital Confederate arteries, Grant assigned 43,000 men of the 57,000 available.
		Hancock retained his hold on the Boydton Plank Road and Grant left to him the decision whether to remain or withdraw to the initial Union lines.
	www.mycivilwar.com /battles/641027a.htm (695 words)

	Amaziah Price, Company A, 2nd NC Cavalry
		Hanover, Pa. where it lost nearly half of its men in battle.
		After Grant assumed Command of the Army of the Potomac, the 2nd N.C. Cavalry was assigned duty to harass him and report his movements.
		battle for a time if other matters concerned them at home.
	www.nctroops.com /HBSteak.htm (634 words)

	88th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
		Based on different battle records given for the 88th, the 88th was involved in action at two battles that were considered part of the Richmond-Petersburg campaign, and the Appomattox campaign.
		The Battle of Five Forks is the most well-known of the later battles of the siege, and also the most controversial.
		The line of march was along the Halifax road parallel to the Weldon Railroad, beyond the breastworks turning sharply westward and crossing Rowanty Creek at Monk's Neck Bridge and road, then north on the Quaker road, finally reaching Boydton plank road near the junction of the two roads, where the corps halted and entrenched.
	www.horseshoe.cc /pennadutch/history/american/88th.htm (8082 words)

	Siege of Richmond and Petersburg
		The opportunity had been there for Smith to waltz through the paper-thin defenses (the Confederates called it the 'Battle of Old Men and Young Boys' because the majority of their troops were city militia) but one thing after another caused it to slip away.
		The first thing was to move further west around Petersburg along the JERUSALEM PLANK ROAD; II and VI Corps were moved from the reserve.
		Lee was one of the most aggressive commanders of the war, and he knew there was no chance for Southern victory if he stayed purely on the defensive.
	ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/features/battles/campaigns/east/0021.cfm (3727 words)

	The Progress-Index - People's Forum
		One of these battles is very significant in and around Petersburg.
		The Battle of Boydton Plank Road is the first battle where African-American troops were in battle fighting side by side with Union troops.
		I think another concern that hasn't been addressed is the traffic in the area where tourists would have to travel to get to Pamplin Park's entrance off of Boydton Plank Road.
	www.progress-index.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=2271&dept_id=462943&newsid=7535541&PAG=461&rfi=9 (796 words)

	109th Infantry Regiment
		This highly decorated fighting unit was involved in some of the major battles during the latter part of the war in Virginia.
		The 109th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized at Binghamton, Broome Co., N. Y., August 27th, 1862 and mustered in to active service of the US Dept. of War on August 28th, 1862, with Benjamin Tracy, Colonel, Commanding; Isaac S. Chatlin, Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Commander and Philo B. Stilson, Major, Adjutant...
		during the Battle of the Crater, June 30, 1864.
	www.angelfire.com /sc/tmevansfamily/Page4.html (1454 words)

	Virginia Civil War Battle Boydton Plank American Civil War
		His telling of the horrors of the Crater and his vignettes of officers are compelling, but overall Trudeau fails to show how Petersburg was "the South's Gethsemane." The author writes about battles more than the Southern soul or the politics of war.
		With beautifully shot footage of reenactors, Civil War Combat illustrates aspects of four particular Civil War battles that are rightfully considered legendary.
		Filmed on location, the reenactors depict the violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor.
	americancivilwar.com /statepic/va/va079.html (618 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Regimental Adjutants of the 4th U.S. Artillery
		Died, 14 August 1862 of wounds received in the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia.
		Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia.
		Brevet Captain, 27 October 1864 for distinguished service in the Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Virginia.
	www.batteryb.com /Officersofthe4thUSArtillery/adjutants.html (517 words)

	Battle Summary: White Oak Road, VA
		Battle Summary: White Oak Road, VA = 3) document.images['one'].src = '../abppgraphics/abppbl1.gif';" onMouseOut ="if (navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1) >= 3) document.
		Warren pushed the V Corps forward and entrenched a line to cover the Boydton Plank Road from its intersection with Dabney Mill Road south to Gravelly Run.
		Bushrod Johnson, but Warren’s position stabilized and his soldiers closed on the road by day’s end.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va087.htm (197 words)

	BFWP03
		She was the eldest daughter of Andrew Reedy who is prominently mentioned in the "Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania" as a strong Democrat and supporter of Andrew Jackson's politics and as the owner of a stone house at Buffalo Cross Roads that is still in existence today.
		Henry and Catherine Bilger's eldest son, Jesse, was killed at the Battle of Boydton Plank Road also known as 1st Hatcher's Run or 1st Burgess Mill near Petersburg, Virginia on October 27, 1864.
		This was a fierce battle that ended in the defeat of the Union forces that were engaged.
	www.tiffinohio.com /bilger/BFWP03.html (744 words)

	Emory Civil War Guide
		Cox served in the 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry and fought in the battle of Resaca.
		Cox served in the 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry and fought in the battle of Peachtree Creek.
		Bennage describes the battle of Boydton Plank Road/Hatcher's Run while serving in the Company L 99th Pennsylvania Infantry.
	marbl.library.emory.edu /Guides/guides-cw/battles.html (3767 words)

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