Battle of Five Forks

Dinwiddie, Virginia

April 1, 1865

The Civil War 1860-1865

Food popular food made and eaten by Confederate soldiers.

Games the favorite pastimes of soldiers who often spent long, boring hours, days, and months awaiting orders.

The Appomattox Campaign Spring 1865

Pontoon Bridge completed across Gravelly Run by the Union Engineers Corps at 2 A.M. April 1.

The Shadbake a pause for social pleasantries before defeat.

The Angle story of the defense of the eastern end of Confederate defenses.

The Battle of Five Forks narrative of the battle at Five Forks.

Outcome of the Battle narrative of the outcomes for both sides of this battle.

Battle Statistics published statistics on this battle.

Union Orders of Battle list of Union officers and the units they commanded.

Confederate Orders of Battle list of Confederate officers and the units they commanded.

Prisoners Taken in Battle list of those known to have been taken prisoner by Union forces at this battle.

Killed or Wounded at Five Forks list of those known to have been killed or wounded at Five Forks.

Background Music: Let Me Kiss Him For His Mother, by John Ordway 1863?, compiled by Randolph Wall Cabell.

Page created August 10, 1996. Anne Pemberton. Updated Wednesday, September 30, 2009 .AP