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	Battle of Five Forks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia.
		"Five Forks" referred to the intersection of the White Oak Road, Scott's Road, Ford's (or Church) Road, and the Dinwiddie Court House Road.
		Sheridan was dissatisfied with the performance of the V Corps in the approach to Five Forks and he relieved Warren of his command.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Five_Forks (388 words)

	Chapter LXIV. Grant, Ulysses S. 1885–86. Personal Memoirs
		My hope was that Sheridan would be able to carry Five Forks, get on the enemy’s right flank and rear, and force them to weaken their centre to protect their right so that an assault in the centre might be successfully made.
		I was afraid that Lee would regard the possession of Five Forks as of so much importance that he would make a last desperate effort to retake it, risking everything upon the cast of a single die.
		The battle was desperate and the National troops were repulsed several times; but it was finally carried, and immediately the troops in Fort Whitworth evacuated the place.
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	NYSL: Finding Aid: Gouverneur Kemble Warren Papers, 1848-1882 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Memo regarding maps of Five Forks, and a statement on two maps used in the Court of Inquiry 16 Military map of Strasburg and its vicinity.
		Five Forks: Letters, memos, clippings, 1 March to 6 October 1866 (mostly concerning the publication of Warren's pamphlet) Volume 28.
		Five Forks: Correspondence with Col. L.L. Langdon, recorder at the Court of Inquiry, 14 April 1880 to 21 October 1881 Volume 42.
	www.nysl.nysed.gov /msscfa/sc10668.htm (3709 words)

	The Five Forks Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Battle of Five Forks is the most well-known of the later battles of the siege, and also the most controversial.
		Accordingly Sheridan sent one division (Devin) to occupy Five Forks that night, but upon approaching the intersection it was discovered that the Rebels were present and a position was taken up astride the road leading south from Five Forks to Dinwiddie.
		To understand Five Forks one must understand the confused positions of the several detachments confronting one another southwest of Petersburg, starting on the evening of March 31st.
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	Battle of Five Forks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry division was moved to Five Forks early on the morning of the 30th and advanced from there toward Dinwiddie Court House.
		Concerning the battle at this juncture, Badeau, in his Military History of U. Grant, says: "Meantime the fire of Ayres' division was heard by Merritt, and the cavalry promptly responded to the signal for their assault.
		They had the brunt of the battle to bear, for their attack was directly in front, on the main Five Forks road, and the angle where Ayres joined the cavalry right was the key of the entire position.
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	Five Forks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Battle of Five Forks took place at Five Forks, Virginia; which is shown on the map below.
		Although the Confederate Army was told to hold Five Forks for as long as they could, the Union Army over powered them.
		This was the last important battle of the Civil War, and the next day President Jefferson Davis gave the orders to evacuate.
	pt3.sbu.edu /VFTs/CivilWar/five_forks.htm (120 words)

	The Battle of Five Forks Dinwiddie VA 1 Apr 1865
		Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865 Dinwiddie, Virginia
		The Battle of Five Forks was the third battle of the final spring campaign of the war.
		Anne Pemberton, Curator of Academy One on Virginia's PEN.
	www.pen.k12.va.us /Pav/Academy1/fiveforks (925 words)

	Battle Of Five Forks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Battle Of Five Forks "Hold At All Hazards" April 1, 1865
		Accordingly, he instructed Sheridan to continue the advance with his 30,000-man mixed command of cavalry and infantry to the crossroads southwest of Petersburg called Five Forks, which was five miles down White Oak Road from the existing battle lines and three miles south of the railroad.
		When Sheridan's horsemen approached Five Forks around noon on March 31, they were attacked by Pickett's soldiers and pushed back to Dinwiddie Court House.
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		The Battle of Five Forks was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
		Robert Alexander's Five Forks is a splendid andintriguing study of the South's Waterloo.
		Five Forks stands with the best of them, an original and imaginative creation the structure of which -- part narrative, part poetry, part history, part journal -- sets it apart and heightens its appeal.
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	MEMOIRS OF GENERAL SHERIDAN, Vol. II., Part 5
		The occasion was not an ordinary one, and as I thought that Warren had not risen to its demand in the battle, I deemed it injudicious and unsafe under the critical conditions existing to retain him longer.
		These are attested by a long record of most excellent service, but in the clash of arms at and near Five Forks, March 31 and April 1, 1865, his personal activity fell short of the standard fixed by General Sheridan, on whom alone rested the great responsibility for that and succeeding days.
		The complete isolation of Ewell from Longstreet in his front and Gordon in his rear led to the battle of Sailor's Creek, one of the severest conflicts of the war, for the enemy fought with desperation to escape capture, and we, bent on his destruction, were no less eager and determined.
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	Topic I: Five Forks Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		General Robert E. Lee was known to have ordered his troops to "Hold Five Forks at all hazards," a command that underscores the strategic importance of this location to the Confederacy.
		The outcome of the Five Forks battle was affected by heavy rains, as well as by the configuration of roads, which resembled a starfish and presented a unique challenge to the commanding generals.
		The battle of Five Forks was later called the "Waterloo of the Confederacy" for leading to the siege of Petersburg and to the ultimate fall of Richmond.
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Battle of Five Forks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Five Forks, Battle of, decisive engagement of the Petersburg campaign and the last major battle of the American Civil War.
		Sheridan became a major general in the regular army in 1864 and took part in the advance of Grant's army on Richmond in 1865.
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	Battle Of Fort Gregg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Encouraged by his victory at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault all along the lines protecting Petersburg, and at 4:00 the next morning, 63,000 Union soldiers charged the 18,500 Rebel defenders in the muddy trenches.
		The fighting continued hand to hand inside the fort until there were only 30 defenders left standing to be captured.
		The battle lasted less than two hours, but the gallant defense bought the time Lee needed.
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	Battle Summary: Five Forks, VA
		Robert E. Lee ordered Pickett with his infantry division and Munford’s, W.H.F. Lee’s, and Rosser’s cavalry divisions to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks at all hazard.
		On April 1, while Sheridan’s cavalry pinned the Confederate force in position, the V Corps under Maj. Gen.
		Dissatisfied with his performance at Five Forks, Sheridan relieved Warren of command of the V Corps.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va088.htm (175 words)

	WARREN, SIR J.B. - LoveToKnow Article on WARREN, SIR J.B. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		WARREN, SIR J.B. - LoveToKnow Article on WARREN, SIR J.B. the campaign, and at last, at the critical moment preceding the battle of Five Forks, Sheridan, who was in charge of the operations, was authorized by Grant to relieve Warren of his command if he thought fit.
		At the outset the V. corps, being no longer composed of the solid troops of 1862 and 1863, fell into confusion, which Warren exerted himself to remedy, and in the event the battle was an important Union victory.
		A court of inquiry was subsequently held, which entirely exonerated Warren from the reckless charges of apathy, almost of cowardice, which Sheridan brought against him.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WARREN_SIR_J_B_.htm (2555 words)

	Battle of Appomattox Courthouse - Biocrawler definition:Battle of Appomattox Courthouse - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse was the final engagement of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant.
		On April 1, 1865, Major General Philip Sheridan's cavalry turned Lee's flank at the Battle of Five Forks.
		Marshall selected the home of Wilmer McLean, ironically the same man who was forced to lend his home to General P.G.T. Beauregard at the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the war.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House (1106 words)

	The History Channel - The Civil War
		During the battle, Sheridan, with the approval of Grant, removed Warren from command despite Warren's effective deployment of his troops.
		Grant attacked Five Forks southwest of Petersburg on April 1, scoring a huge victory that cut Lee's supply line and inflicted 5,000 casualties.
		He struck at Five Forks on April 1, crushing the end of Lee's line southwest of Petersburg.
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	The Battle of Five Forks
		For this map, drawn from the official maps furnished to the corps commanders, we are indebted to the Army and Navy Journal.
		The decisive battle of Five Forks, fought by
		During the first stage of the battle the infantry was not disclosed.
	sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/civil-war/1865/battle-five-forks.htm (810 words)

	Petersburg National Battlefield - Special Events
		On April 1, 1865 Union troops attacked the Confederate defenders of Five Forks, a rural road intersection that protected the last Confederate supply route to Petersburg.
		The Five Forks unit of Petersburg National Battlefield is located at the intersection of Courthouse Road (Rt.
		The park staff is committed to preserving and protecting the historical, cultural, and natural resources within the park in a manner that will provide interpretation, education, and enjoyment for the visitors.
	www.nps.gov /pete/pphtml/eventdetail16836.html (205 words)

	Longwood Magazine \| Spring 2000
		Chris Calkins, '81, uses a map in his office to explain troop movements in the battle of Five Forks to Chuck Ross.
		"Five Forks was referred to by one Confederate general as the 'Waterloo of the Confederacy,'" says Chris Calkins, a Longwood alumnus ('81) who is the historian at Petersburg National Battlefield, which includes Five Forks.
		People 10 miles away couldn't hear the battle at times, but it could be heard in Pittsburgh 150 miles away.
	www.longwood.edu /longwood/spring00/ross2.htm (1070 words)

	Isaac Shaw's Diary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sheridan had also been driven back at Five Forks to Dinwiddie Court House, and the situation after the first day looked gloomy enough, and it was well that the troops did [not] know the true condition of afairs.
		Then by the left flank the 3rd Division started for Five Forks, most of the way the troops were on the double quick.
		In this battle (Five Forks) the 5th Corps captured 3244 men with their arms, 11 regimental colors, and one four gun battery with their caissons.
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	George Townsend Describes The Battle Of Five Forks
		At four o'clock the Rebels were behind their wooden walls at Five Forks, and still the cavalry pressed them hard, in feint rather than solemn effort, while a battalion dismounted, charged squarely upon the face of their breastworks which lay in the main on the north side of the White Oak road.
		Ayres was so close to the Rebel left that he might be said to hinge upon it; and at 6 o'clock the whole corps column came crash upon the full flank of the astonished Rebels.
		A few more volleys, a new and irresistible charge, a shrill and warning command to die or surrender, and, with a sullen and tearful impulse, five thousand muskets are flung upon the ground, and five thousand hot, exhausted, and impotent men are Sheridan's prisoners of war.
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	Five Forks, Virginia site photos
		Three miles to the North of the Five Forks intersection was the South Side Railroad-Lee's last open supply line to the besieged Army of Northern Virginia at Petersburg.
		The loss at Five Forks necessitated the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, setting the stage for the retreat to Appomattox and the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
		This photo taken July 7, 2005 shows the strategic Five Forks from the CSA position looking toward the Union approach.
	www.civilwaralbum.com /misc2/fiveforks1.htm (150 words)

	Siege of Petersburg -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		With the Union's blunders during the first days of the battle, the stage was set for a drawn out siege.
		The battle was dramatized in the 2003 (A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) motion picture (Click link for more info and facts about Cold Mountain) Cold Mountain.
		After the victory at Five Forks, (18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)) Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault along the entire (A supporter of the Confederate States of America) Confederate line.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/siege_of_petersburg.htm (1819 words)

	History of the Dismal Swamp Rangers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It carried sixty-eight men into the battle and five of them including Lieutenants Martin and Williams, were killed and seventeen others were wounded, of whom five subsequently died from their wounds.
		At the battle of Gettysburg Company A was deployed as skirmishers, and, under command of Captain Hodges, led the charge of Kemper’s brigade of Pickett’s Division up Cemetery Hill.
		Regiment at the battle of Five Forks, and surrendered it at Appomattox.
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	Five Forks Battle Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		George Pickett with his infantry division and Munford's, W.H.F. Lee's, and Rosser's cavalry divisions to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks at all hazard.
		The victory at Five Forks opened the way to cut off Lee's last supply line, the South Side Railroad.
		The morning after the loss at Five Forks, Lee informed Jefferson Davis that Petersburg and Richmond must be evacuated.
	www.pen.k12.va.us /Pav/Academy1/fiveforks/FF-Stats.html (180 words)

	Grant, Ulysses S. 1885–86. Personal Memoirs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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	The Progress-Index - News - 03/13/2005 - Government may invest millions in Five Forks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Funds at Five Forks will also be used for an enlarged parking lot, two maintenance vehicles and two tour buses.
		After the Five Forks battle was lost, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee dispatched Confederate headquarters in Richmond, telling them both Richmond and Petersburg must be evacuated.
		The Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1 meant the Union would control the Southside Railroad, the only supply route left to North Carolina for both Petersburg and Richmond, according to the final General Management Plan written by the Park Service staff in Petersburg.
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		Plan of the Battle of Chantilly, Va., September 1st, 1862, 5 to 10 p.m.
		Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31st 1865 and 1st April.
		Plan of the battle of the North Anna fought May 23rd-26th, 1864.
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