Battle of Chaffin's Farm
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This article is about the September 1864 American Civil War battle at Laurel Hill, Virginia. For the May 1864 American Civil War battle, see Battle of New Market. For the 1861 American Civil War battle at Laurel Mountain or Laurel Hill, West Virginia, see Laurel Mountain (West Virginia).
The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought in Virginia on September 29–30, 1864, as part of the siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.
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Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Union assault on Fort Harrison, September 29 (after a sketch by William Waud) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ulysses S. Grant Benjamin F. Butler |
Robert E. Lee Richard S. Ewell | ||||||
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26,600[1] | 14,500[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,372 total 391 killed 2,317 wounded 649 missing/captured[3] |
2,000 total 250 killed 1,250 wounded 500 missing/captured[4] |
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