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It is the unconquerable nature of man and not the nature of the weapon he uses that ensures victory. -- General George Patton Jr |
Ream?s Station, 1864(135 total words in this text)(2074 Reads)  Location: Dinwiddie County Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date(s): August 25, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock [US]; Maj. Gen. Henry Heth [CS] Forces Engaged: Corps Estimated Casualties: 3,492 total Description: On August 24, Union II Corps moved south along the Weldon Railroad, tearing up track, preceded by Gregg?s cavalry division. On August 25, Maj. Gen. Henry Heth attacked and overran the faulty Union position at Ream?s Station, capturing 9 guns, 12 colors, and many prisoners. The old II Corps was shattered. Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock withdrew to the main Union line near the Jerusalem Plank Road, bemoaning the declining combat effectiveness of his troops. Result(s): Confederate victory |
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Admiral David Farragut captures New Orleans a day after his fleet successfully sailed past two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River.
1864: For the second time in a week, a Confederate force captures a Union wagon train trying to supply the Federal force at Camden, Arkansas. 1898: The United States declares war on Spain. 1915: Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey. 1945: Eight Russian armies completely encircle Berlin, linking up with the U.S. First Army patrol, first on the western bank of the Elbe, then later at Torgau. Germany is, for all intents and purposes, Allied territory. 1952: After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on "Gloucester Hill," in Korea. 1972: Hanois 320th Division drives 5,000 South Vietnamese troops into retreat and traps about 2,500 others in a border outpost northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands. |
