Battle of Boydton Plank Road

Name: Battle of Boydton Plank Road
Start: 1864

1864 CE.

Shown on the map at 37.143°, -77.512°.

The Battle of Boydton Plank Road (also known as Burgess Mill or First Hatcher's Run), fought on October 27–28, 1864, followed the Union Army's successful Battle of Peebles's Farm in the siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. This follow up was a further success, with the Union Army able to seize the Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road and temporarily cut the South Side Railroad, a critical supply line to Petersburg, Virginia.

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