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  • Battle of Rice's Station
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  • The Battle of Rice's Station was a minor engagement in Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War that was the immediate prelude to the Battle of Sayler's Creek. On April 6, 1865, Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's command reached Rice's Station, only to discover that it was blocked by Union troops led by Maj. Gen. John Gibbon. After a minor confrontation and very few casualties, Longstreet withdrew during the night towards Farmville. The location is now the community of Rice, Virginia.
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Partof
  • the American Civil War
Date
  • 1865-04-06
Commander
Casualties
  • few
Result
  • Union victory
combatant
  • United States
  • CSA (Confederacy)
Place
Conflict
  • Battle of Rice's Station
abstract
  • The Battle of Rice's Station was a minor engagement in Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War that was the immediate prelude to the Battle of Sayler's Creek. On April 6, 1865, Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's command reached Rice's Station, only to discover that it was blocked by Union troops led by Maj. Gen. John Gibbon. After a minor confrontation and very few casualties, Longstreet withdrew during the night towards Farmville. The location is now the community of Rice, Virginia.