Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
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The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, also known as the First Battle of the Weldon Railroad, took place during the American Civil War fought June 21–23, 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia. It was the first of a series of battles during the Siege of Petersburg aimed at extending the Union siege lines to the west and cutting the rail lines supplying Petersburg. Two infantry corps of the Union Army of the Potomac attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad, but were attacked and driven off by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's Third Corps, principally the division of Brig. Gen. William Mahone. The battle victory left the Weldon Railroad temporarily in Confederate hands, but the Union Army began to extend its fortifications to the west, starting to increase the pressure of the siege.
1864
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Location: 37.1844, -77.3767, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1864 Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
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Head quarters near Jerusalem "pike", A. of P. LCCN2004660695
Headquarters of Genl Meade of Jerusalem Plank road LCCN2004660974
(Map of the environs of Petersburg from the Appomattox River to the Jerusalem Plank Road showing entrenchments occupied by Federal forces) LOC 2006626045
History of the American Civil War (1867) (14576000620)
History of the American Civil War (1873) (14576174568)
Jerusalem Plank Road Battlefield Virginia| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Bermuda Hundred Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1781 | Battle of Blandford | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Drewry's Bluff | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Malvern Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Port Walthall Junction | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Swift Creek | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Chester Station | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Proctor's Creek | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Ware Bottom Church | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | First Battle of Petersburg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Siege of Petersburg | United States, battle, Confederate States of America, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Second Battle of Petersburg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Sappony Church | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | First Battle of Ream's Station | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | First Battle of Deep Bottom | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of the Crater | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Second Battle of Deep Bottom | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Globe Tavern | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Second Battle of Ream's Station | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Chaffin's Farm | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Peebles's Farm | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Vaughan Road | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Boydton Plank Road | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Trent's Reach | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Hatcher's Run | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Fort Stedman | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Lewis's Farm | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Dinwiddie Court House | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of White Oak Road | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Five Forks | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Sutherland's Station | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Third Battle of Petersburg | battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | CSS Hampton | gunboat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Island Belle | tug | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Darling | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Fisher | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Harrison | artillery fort, military installation, Confederate States of America | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1776 | Fort Powhatan | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1864 | Fort Mahone | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1955 | United States Army Women's Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1957 | Army Quartermaster Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1967 | United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Head quarters near Jerusalem "pike", A. of P. LCCN2004660695 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Headquarters of Genl Meade of Jerusalem Plank road LCCN2004660974 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | (Map of the environs of Petersburg from the Appomattox River to the Jerusalem Plank Road showing entrenchments occupied by Federal forces) LOC 2006626045 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | History of the American Civil War (1867) (14576000620) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | History of the American Civil War (1873) (14576174568) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jerusalem Plank Road Battlefield Virginia | Commons | ||
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