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Battle of Darbytown Road

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Coordinates:37°28′59″N77°21′27″W / 37.4830°N 77.3574°W /37.4830; -77.3574

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Battle of the American Civil War

Not to be confused with theFirst Battle of Deep Bottom, also known as the Battle of Darbytown, on July 27–29, 1864, or theBattle of Darbytown and New Market Roads on October 7, 1864, or theBattle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road on October 27–28, 1864.

Battle of Darbytown Road

Part of theAmerican Civil War

Date	October 13, 1864 (1864-10-13)
Location	Henrico County, nearSandston, Virginia
Result	Inconclusive

Belligerents

United States (Union)

CSA (Confederacy)

Commanders and leaders

Alfred Terry

Richard H. Anderson

Strength

X Corps

Corps

Casualties and losses

437
(36 killed,
358 wounded,
43 captured).^[1]

513^{[nb 1]}

v t e Siege of Petersburg^†
1st Petersburg 2nd Petersburg Jerusalem Plank Road Wilson–Kautz Raid Staunton River Bridge Sappony Church 1st Ream's Station 1st Deep Bottom Crater 2nd Deep Bottom Globe Tavern 2nd Ream's Station Beefsteak Raid Chaffin's Farm Peebles' Farm Vaughan Road Darbytown & New Market Roads Darbytown Road Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road Boydton Plank Road Trent's Reach Hatcher's Run Fort Stedman
^† also known asRichmond–Petersburg campaign

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

TheBattle 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 nearRichmond, 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

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Further information:Richmond-Petersburg Campaign

Opposing forces

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Union

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

Division	Brigade	Regiments and others
First Division BGAdelbert Ames	1st Brigade ColFrancis B. Pond	39th Illinois 62nd Ohio 67th Ohio 85th Pennsylvania
	2nd Brigade BGJoseph R. Hawley	7th Connecticut 3rd New Hampshire 16th New York Heavy Artillery, 7 Companies
	3rd Brigade ColHarris M. Plaisted	10th Connecticut 11th Maine 24th Massachusetts
Second Division [not engaged]
Third Division BGWilliam Birney	1st Brigade ColAlvin C. Voris	7th U.S. Colored Troops 9th U.S. Colored Troops
Third Division BGWilliam Birney	2nd Brigade ColUlysses Doubleday	29th Connecticut 8th U.S. Colored Troops 45th U.S. Colored Troops
Cavalry Division BGAugust V. Kautz	1st Brigade Col Robert M. West	5th Pennsylvania
	2nd Brigade ColSamuel P. Spear	11th Pennsylvania
	3rd Brigade Col Andrew W. Evans	1st Maryland 1st New York Mounted Rifles

Battle

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Further information:Richmond-Petersburg Campaign

References

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^"Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces",Official Reports, The Siege of Petersburg Online
^"Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces".Official Reports Part 1 (Serial Number 87) – Reports. The Siege of Petersburg Online. 17 July 2010. Retrieved26 October 2012.

National Park Service battle description
CWSAC Report Update and Resurvey:Individual Battlefield Profiles^{[dead link]}
Newsome, Hampton.Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign, October 1864. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2013.ISBN 978-1-60635-132-1.

Notes

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

37°28′59″N77°21′27″W / 37.4830°N 77.3574°W /37.4830; -77.3574