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Battle of Cumberland Church (view source)
Revision as of 14:50, December 25, 2010
, 14:50, December 25, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Cumberland Church<br/><small>Farmville</small> |image= |begin=April 7, 1865 |end=Same day |place=Cumberland County, Virginia |theater=Eastern Theater ..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Cumberland Church<br/><small>Farmville</small>
|image=
|begin=April 7, 1865
|end=Same day
|place=Cumberland County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Appomattox Campaign
|result=Confederate victory
|combatants1=II Corps,<br/>Army of the Potomac
|combatants2=Army of Northern Virginia
|commanders1=[[Andrew A. Humphreys]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Robert E. Lee]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''655'''
|casualties2='''255'''
}}
Near 2 pm on April 7, the advance of the Union II Corps encountered Confederate forces entrenched on high ground near Cumberland Church. The Union forces attacked twice but were repulsed, and darkness halted the conflict. Union general Smythe was mortally wounded nearby, and J.I. Gregg was captured north of Farmville. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Appomattox}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1865}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Cumberland Church<br/><small>Farmville</small>
|image=
|begin=April 7, 1865
|end=Same day
|place=Cumberland County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Appomattox Campaign
|result=Confederate victory
|combatants1=II Corps,<br/>Army of the Potomac
|combatants2=Army of Northern Virginia
|commanders1=[[Andrew A. Humphreys]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Robert E. Lee]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''655'''
|casualties2='''255'''
}}
Near 2 pm on April 7, the advance of the Union II Corps encountered Confederate forces entrenched on high ground near Cumberland Church. The Union forces attacked twice but were repulsed, and darkness halted the conflict. Union general Smythe was mortally wounded nearby, and J.I. Gregg was captured north of Farmville. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Appomattox}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1865}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]