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	NPS Historical Handbook: Petersburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Battle of Peebles' Farm, September 29 to October 1, was really the second section of a two-part struggle.
		The Battle of Hatcher's Run, February 5 to 7, 1865, was the result of a further drive by the Northern forces in their attempt to encircle Petersburg.
		The Battle of Hatcher's Run was another fight in the constant movement of the Union Army to the west after June 18, 1864.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/13/hh13h.htm (1688 words)

	Chronology Of The American Civil War
		Battle of the Wilderness (Virginia) (to the 6th).
		Battle of Cold Harbor (Virginia) (to the 3rd).
		Battle of Peebles'Farm (to October 2) and Chaffin's Farm/ Fort Harrison (to October 1) (Virginia).
	www.civilwarhome.com /timeline.htm (875 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Selected Chronology of the Civil War
		Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing (TN), GEN Albert Sydney Johnston dies (6 Apr.).
		Battles of New Market Heights (VA), Peebles Farm (VA, to 2 Oct.), and Ft. Harrison or Chaffin's Farm (VA, to 1 Oct.).
		Battle of Appomattox (Appomattox Campaign, VA), Lee surrenders Army of Northern Virginia; Battle of Ft. Blakely (AL).
	www.batteryb.com /battles/chronology.html (1504 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		September 29-30 Battle of Fort Harrison (Chaffin's Farm).
		In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command by Gen. Joseph E. Johnson.
		Only a small percentage were big battles like Gettysburg or Vicksburg; most were relatively small affairs, many of them forgotten today.
	www.nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_civilwar.html (3893 words)

	Shiloh
		True, there were lots of other battles with high casualties and missed opportunities, but at Shiloh the basic error was so egregious, its commander so fortunate, and his excuse for the error so lame, that this battle deserves even more critical attention than it already gets.
		Prior to the battle of Shiloh, there were no defenses before the isolated camps of the Army of the Tennessee; but now in striking contrast, the united armies passed each night behind entrenchments all the way to Corinth.
		the time of the battle, much the largest part of the ground was in forest, sometimes open, sometimes almost impenetrable for horsemen, with occasional cleared fields of from 20 to 80 acres; and these variations operated in a signal manner upon the fortune of the combatants.
	www.aotc.net /Shiloh.htm (18544 words)

	Franklin, MA - general - Franklin's Civil War Page - MA Regiments 10-17th
		On of the battles that William fought in was the battle of King’s School House.
		The outcome of the battle was that the Confederates prevailed.
		After the two-day battle, William White’s division was sent out around Virginia for the last few months of their campaign to keep protecting the North.
	www.franklin.ma.us /auto/general/civilwar/ma1118 (6029 words)

	27 Peebles at Local.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ann Peebles From Ann Peebles Jump to: navigation, search Ann Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is an internationally acclaimed singer and...
		Written by an officer of the famed Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch), this diary is the most extensive account of the American...
		The Battle of Peebles' Farm (or Poplar Springs Church) was the western part of...
	www.local.co.uk /Peebles/27 (240 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locked in deadly embrace.
		In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command by Gen. Joseph E. Johnson.
		Only a small percentage were big battles like Gettysburg or Vicksburg; most were relatively small affairs, many of them forgotten today.
	nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_civilwar.html (3893 words)

	Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley
		In the famous battle of Elkhorn Tavern, he was with McCulloch until the latter was killed, and afterward, with Lomax and Bradfute and other fellow staff officers, went to the assistance of General Van Dorn, who warmly commended their services in his official report.
		There was one battle in his district, at Belmont, Mo., in which General Grant attacked the Confederates and was at first successful; but upon the arrival of Confederate reinforcements and the renewal of the battle, was defeated and with difficulty made his escape.
		In this battle Colonel Campbell and his regiment were not engaged, being in observation on the Kentucky side of the river.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /generals.htm (5137 words)

	The Hart Farm
		The farm opened to the public for daily touring in the Spring of 2004, after having served as a Special Events venue in 2003.
		The Hart Farm was the scene of fighting on two occasions during the Petersburg Campaign.
		On the third day of the Battle of Peebles’ Farm, October 2, 1864, portions of Winfield Scott Hancock’s Union 2nd Corps assaulted the rudimentary Confederate fortifications that spanned the Hart property.
	www.pamplinpark.org /hart.html (294 words)

	Elwell Stephen Otis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Civil War he served as a captain in the 140th New York Regiment and fought in many of the battles of the Army of the Potomac including Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.
		During the siege of Petersburg, he was in command of a brigade in V Corps leading it into action at the battle of Peebles' Farm.
		He continued in command of the VIII Corps during the Battle of Manila (1899) and the opening phase of the Philippine-American War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elwell_Stephen_Otis (446 words)

	1864 Eastern Theatre
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locked in deadly embrace.
		His attempt to capture Petersburg outright fails at the Battle of the Crater.
		Jubal Early's confederate troops expel Union forces from the Shenandoah Valley and march to the outskirts of Washington, before being turned back at Fort Stevens.
	nps-vip.net /history/glance/1864e.htm (245 words)

	History of the University of North Carolina. Volume II: From 1868 to 1912: Electronic Edition.
		President Battle resigns—Dr. Winston succeeds—Inauguration—Commencements of 1891, '92, '93, '94—Attacks on University— Winston's argument—Alumni Quarterly—Centennial of 1895—Commencements of 1896, '97, '98, '99—Election and inauguration of Alderman—Quarter Centennial of 1900—Resignation of Dr. Alderman.
		Judge Battle's motion that a committee of five be appointed to confer with the committee of Trustees, who had been appointed and had called this meeting, was concurred in and the chair appointed Messrs.
		Kemp P. Battle was elected permanent Secretary and Treasurer and authorized to demand of the late Treasurer all effects in his hands belonging to the University.
	docsouth.unc.edu /nc/battle2/battle2.xml (17025 words)

	CivilWar.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Observations made during this battle proved to be crucial to the Union victory.
		This balloon was gas-filled in Richmond, Virginia, and carried to the field by tethering it to a locomotive.
		In 1862, when the battle area moved too far from the railroad, it was attached to a tugboat and carried down the James River where the tug, unfortunately, ran aground and was captured.
	www.civilwar.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0& (6369 words)

	Kemp P. Battle (Kemp Plummer), 1831-1919. History of the University of North Carolina. Volume II: From 1868 to 1912
		President Battle resigns--Dr. Winston succeeds--Inauguration--Commencements of 1891, '92, '93, '94--Attacks on University-- Winston's argument--Alumni Quarterly--Centennial of 1895--Commencements of 1896, '97, '98, '99--Election and inauguration of Alderman--Quarter Centennial of 1900--Resignation of Dr. Alderman.
		Of those whose names have been public property for years, Judge Battle is removing his household goods from his beautiful home--dear to him for twenty-five years, to begin life afresh and leave behind him the graves of his children.
		Peebles moved to change "religious" into "denominational," so that the resolution should read, "In the opinion of this convention the early revival of the University and establishment in a position of dignity and usefulness is impossible unless upon a basis entirely impartial in denominational and political representation." This passed unanimously.
	docsouth.unc.edu /nc/battle2/battle2.html (16268 words)

	NOVA \| Transcripts \| Battle of the X-Planes \| PBS
		This is the battle to build the fighter of the 21st century.
		CURTIS PEEBLES: You had two aircraft prototypes and yet they were flying several times a day, and this is unheard of for X-planes.
		Losing the battle of the X-planes may not mean losing the war to dominate the future of American air power.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/transcripts/3004_xplanes.html (13867 words)

	Coll. 109: William T. Ackerson (1838 - 1923) Papers, 1861 - 1914
		He rose to the rank of sergeant and was present at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861 although he did not see action as his regiment was held in reserve.
		During the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, he was involved in the disastrous Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864, where he became separated from his regiment, not rejoining it until after nightfall.
		Ackerson became a prisoner of war on September 30, 1864 at the Battle of Peebles Farm, Virginia when the 51st was surrounded and compelled to surrender.
	www.monmouth.com /~mcha3/coll109.html (1831 words)

	Theodore Schwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was made a First Lieutenant in 1864 and won the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Peebles' Farm when he dragged a fellow Union officer to the rear preventing him from being captured.
		He remained in the regular army after the close of the Civil War and made a lieutenant colonel in the 11th U.S. Infantry in February 1897.
		On August 10, his brigade won the Battle of Silva Heights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theodore_Schwan (418 words)

	Civil War Regiments
		It went into battle at Fredericksburg 283 strong and lost in killed and wounded 158, among whom were 9 commissioned officers.
		It was engaged without serious loss at the Battle of the Wilderness, met with loss at the Po river engagement, and suffered severely in the charge of the veteran 2nd corps at Spottsylvania.
		The emergency regiments were mustered out soon after the battle of Gettysburg, the regiments of militia a little later, various duties within the state requiring their services for a short time.
	www.stubblebinefamily.com /content/cw_regiment_descriptions.html (3920 words)

	Ellis Spear, Brigadier General, United States Army
		He was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers, September 1864 for "gallant and distinguished services at the Battle of Peebles Farm, Virginia," and Colonel of Volunteers, March 29, 1865 for "faithful an meritorious service during the campaign ending in the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia." He was honorably mustered out on July 16, 1865.
		Another note of interest: During the Civil War he served in the 20th Maine with Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and was present with the Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, when they defended the Union flank from a Confederate assault on Little Round Top.
		He was graduated at Bowdoin in 1858, entered the National Army in August, 1862, as a Captain of Maine volunteers, was promoted through the intermediate grades to Colonel, and from October, 1863, till February, 1865, commanded a regiment in the Army of the Potomac.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /espear.htm (614 words)

	Virginia Civil War Battle Peebles Farm Poplar Springs Church Chappell's House
		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.
		The battles have been documented, the generals lionized.
	americancivilwar.com /statepic/va/va074.html (715 words)

	Cat Castle Home Page
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locke din deadly embrace.
		A union army is defeated at Belmont, Mo., early in November--the first test of battle for a rising young brigadier general named Ulysses S. Grant.
		Mar 8-10 Battle of Kinston, N.C. Mar 16 Battle of Averasboro, N.C. Mar 19-21 Battle of Bentonville, N.C. Apr 13 Raleigh, N.C. occupied
	www.angelfire.com /ab6/catcastle/c.html (3535 words)

	Haile, Robert Gaines - Hunton Family Papers: Civil War Manuscripts at the Virginia Historical Society
		A letter, 30 December 1863, from Reuben Harlow of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment to his wife concerning his confinement in Richmond as a prisoner of war and the possibility of her drawing his pay while he remained a prisoner.
		Also included are letters, 1863–1864, to Bettie Holloway from J. Jeter of Company B of the 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment discussing the battle of Gettysburg and the Petersburg campaign (a20–21).
		This postwar memoir by Abner Crump Hopkins (1835–1911) concerns his role as chaplain to John Brown Gordon, commander of the 2d Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, during the siege and evacuation of Petersburg and the retreat to Appomattox Court House.
	www.vahistorical.org /cwg/h.htm (3818 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| America's Civil War \| America's Civil War: Little Round Top Regiments
		The nine-month siege of Petersburg was made up of several dozen battles and engagements, including a critical three-day fight that August for possession of the Weldon Railroad.
		Known as the Battle of Globe Tavern, the fierce contest exploded when Grant extended his lines west across the railroad.
		As Welch prepared his men to charge the Peebles Farm redoubt, he knew this would be his last battle.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/american_civil_war/3806926.html?page=4&c=y (1003 words)

	Journal of the executive proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, 1864-1866 : a machine readable ...
		First Lieutenant John H. Calef, of the Second Artillery, for gallantry and good conduct in the battle of Gettysburg, and in the campaign from the Rapidan to Petersburg, Virginia, July 6, 1864.
		Brigadier-General Henry J. Hunt, United States Volunteers, for gallantry and distinguished conduct at the battle of Gettysburg, and for faithful and highly meritorious services in the campaign from the Rapidan to Petersburg, Virginia, to date from July 6, 1864.
		Brigadier-General James B. Ricketts, United States Volunteers, for gallant conduct during the War, and particularly in the battles of the present campaign, under General Grant; the Monocacy, under General Wallace, and Opequan, Fisher Hill, and Cedar Creek, in the Shenandoah campaigns, under General Sheridan, to date from August 1, 1864.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ll/llej/014/llej014.sgm (14367 words)

	The War Between the States - LIVE AND INTERNET AUCTION PART I
		Although not actually mentioning the battle, he does include various references to Colonel Chamberlain and the condition of the regiment before and after the battle.
		Marched in line of battle toward the enemy's line...at this moment there is sharp musketry firing to be heard.
		George Brown, who temporarily replaced Gale, quickly completed the document after the battle, only commenting briefly that their appearance was "good" and weapons were "serviceable", but leaving out all detail as to the battle showing that the regiment was actively engaged in pursuit of Lee.
	www.alexautographs.com /l-civ.htm (10907 words)

	Civil War
		The Regiment's first Civil War battle was at Val Verde, in 1861, while on duty in New Mexico.
		Then, because of a Rebel advance into Union territory, the Regiment traveled nearly 2000 miles to the main theater and fell under the command of the Army of the Potomac.
		Citation: At the imminent risk of his own life, while his Regiment was falling back before a superior force of the enemy, he dragged a wounded and helpless officer to the rear, thus saving him from death or capture
	www.wood.army.mil /2-10IN/civil_war.htm (140 words)

	The Army of the Potomac
		The print shows an infantry charge, and is captioned, "Grant's Campaign- Charge of the Fifth Corps on the Rebel Redoubt at Peebles's Farm." This print shows lots of detail and action.
		Hundreds of soldiers are pictured, and the print is captioned, "Grant's Campaign- The Battle of Chapin's Farm".
		This is a sharp Civil War Battle print showing two lines of infantry firing at each other.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /prod017211.htm (418 words)

	The Fall of Petersburg
		The Rebel defenders consisted of Battle's, Cook's, and Grimes's brigades, troops of the old Second Corps, now led by John Gordon.
		The area covered in this map is the area fought over at the Battle of Peebles Farm in September and October, 1864.
		The artillery in Fort Gregg was manned by men of the famed Washington Artillery of New Orleans, veterans of most of the battles of the Army of Northern Virginia, along with some Maryland gunners.
	members.aol.com /siege1864/final.html (3636 words)

	01 Oct History: This Date (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The proclamation is the climax of years of battle between Mao's communist forces and the regime of Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek, who had been supported with money and arms from the US government.
		The loss of China, the largest nation in Asia, to communism was a severe blow to the United States, which was still reeling from the Soviet Union's detonation of a nuclear device one month earlier.
		Once the home to Indians whose battle cry Yo-che-ma-te ("some among them are killers") gave the park its name, Anglo-Americans began to settle in Yosemite Valley as early as the 1850s, eventually driving out the native inhabitants.
	www.jcanu.hpg.ig.com.br /history/h4oct/h4oct01.html (8382 words)

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