A Brief Summary of Principal Events
of the
Appomattox Campaign

Wednesday, 29 March '65:

• Engagement at the Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run.
• Skirmish at junction of the Quaker and Boydton Roads.
• Skirmish on the Vaughan Road, near Hatcher's Run.

Thursday, 30 March '65:

• Skirmishes on the line of Hatcher's Run and Gravelly Run.
• Skirmish near Five Forks.

Friday, 31 March '65:

• Engagement at the White Oak Road, or White Oak Ridge.
• Action at Hatcher's Run, or Boydton Road. Action at Crow's House.
• Engagement at Dinwiddle Courthouse.

Saturday, 1 April '65:

• Battle of Five Forks.
• Skirmish at White Oak Road.

Sunday, 2 April '65:

• Engagement at Sutherland's Station, Southside Railroad.
• Assault upon and capture of fortified lines before Petersburg.
• Skirmish at Gravelly Ford on Hatcher's Run.
• Action at Scott's Cross-Roads.

Monday, 3 April '65:

• Occupation of Richmond and Petersburg by Union forces.
• Action at Namozine Church.

Tuesday, 4 April '65:

• Skirmish at Tabernacle Church, or Beaver Pond Creek.
• Skirmishing at Amelia Courthouse begins (will conclude on 5 April '65 at the A.N.V. marches away from the town).

Wednesday, 5 April '65:

• Skirmish at Paine's Cross-Roads (Painesville).
• Engagement at Amelia Springs.

Thursday, 6 April '65:

• Action at High Bridge.
• Engagements of Sayler's Creek (Hillsman Farm - Ewell v. Sixth Corps; Marshall's Cross Roads - Anderson v. Merritt's Cavalry; and Lockett Farm or Double Bridges - Gordon v. Second Corps)
• Engagement at Rice's Station.

Friday, 7 April '65:

• Engagement at High Bridge.
• Engagement at Farmville (Cumberland Church).
• Skirmish at Prince Edward Courthouse.

Saturday, 8 April '65:

• Engagement at Appomattox Station

Sunday, 9 April '65:

• Engagement at Appomattox Courthouse.
• Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia.

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