Second Battle of Ream's Station
| Second Battle of Ream's Station | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Contemporary engraving showing the final repulse of the Confederate assault | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Winfield S. Hancock |
A. P. Hill Henry Heth | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000 | 8,000–10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,747 (Killed 140 Wounded 529 Captured 2073) | 814 | ||||||
The Second Battle of Ream's Station (also Reams or Reams's) was fought during the siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War on August 25, 1864, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. A Union force under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock began destroying part of the Petersburg Railroad, which was a vital supply line for Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in Petersburg, Virginia. Lee sent a force under Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill to challenge Hancock and the Confederates were able to rout the Union troops from their fortifications at Reams Station. However, they lost a key portion of the railroad, causing further logistical difficulties for the remainder of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign.