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Map Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31st 1865 and 1st April.

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Title

  • Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31st 1865 and 1st April.

Summary

  • Map shows view from Petersburg to Five Forks, Va. As part of an overall plan to force the Confederate troops out of their Petersburg trenches, on March 30, 1865, Gen. Sheridan's troops advanced on Dinwiddie Court House and Five Forks. They were met by Confederate forces under Pickett near Five Forks on March 31st. On April 1st, having heard of his opponent's heavy reinforcement overnight, Pickett began to withdraw toward Five Forks. Continued pressure from the Union forces resulted in a general Confederate withdrawal and the loss of control of the vital Southside Railroad. Map gives details of roads, railroads, buildings, and creeks.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1865]

Headings

  • -  Appomattox Campaign, 1865--Maps
  • -  Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of, Dinwiddie, Va., 1865--Maps
  • -  Five Forks, Battle of, Va., 1865--Maps
  • -  Dinwiddie County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Five Forks (Dinwiddie County, Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Dinwiddie County
  • -  United States--Virginia--Five Forks (Dinwiddie County)
  • -  Appomattox Campaign
  • -  Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of, Dinwiddie, Va
  • -  Five Forks, Battle of, Va

Notes

  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5 : 1 Sn 237:1 v. 6, p. 378)
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 14 x 17 cm.

Repository

  • Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau

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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31stand 1st April. [S.l, 1865] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00187/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1865) Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31stand 1st April. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00187/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31stand 1st April. [S.l, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00187/>.