Battle of Old Fort Wayne

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Map of Darbytown Road Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.

The Battle of Darbytown Road was fought on October 13, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces. The Confederates were attempting to retake ground they had lost to Federal forces during battles near Richmond, Virginia. Their efforts failed. On October 13, Union forces advanced to find and feel the new Confederate defensive line in front of Richmond. While mostly a battle of skirmishers, a Federal brigade assaulted fortifications north of Darbytown Road and was repulsed with heavy casualties. The Federals retired to their entrenched lines along New Market Road.

Background

Opposing forces

Union

The Union order of battle is compiled from the official tabulation of casualties and includes only units which sustained casualties.[2]

Military rank abbreviations used

Other abbreviations

Army of the James

X Corps

MG Alfred H. Terry

Division Brigade Regiments and others

First Division
     BG Adelbert Ames

1st Brigade

  Col Francis B. Pond

2nd Brigade

  BG Joseph R. Hawley

3rd Brigade

  Col Harris M. Plaisted

  • 10th Connecticut
  • 11th Maine
  • 24th Massachusetts

Second Division [not engaged]

Third Division
     BG William Birney

1st Brigade

  Col Alvin C. Voris

2nd Brigade

  Col Ulysses Doubleday

Cavalry Division
     BG August V. Kautz

1st Brigade

  Col Robert M. West

2nd Brigade

  Col Samuel P. Spear

  • 11th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade

  Col Andrew W. Evans

Battle

References

  1. ^ "Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces", Official Reports, The Siege of Petersburg Online
  2. ^ "Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces". Official Reports Part 1 (Serial Number 87) – Reports. The Siege of Petersburg Online. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

Notes

  1. ^ This estimate of Confederated casualties is obtained by subtracting the officially reported Union casualties (437) from the NPS estimate of total casualties (950).

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