The Second Battle of Ream’s Station: August 25, 1864

Name: Second Battle of Ream’s Station

Other Names: Reams’ Station

Location: Dinwiddie County

Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865)

Date: August 25, 1864

Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock [US]; Maj. Gen. Henry Heth [CS]

Forces Engaged: Corps

Estimated Casualties: 3,492 total

Description: On August 24, Union II Corps moved south along the Weldon Railroad, tearing up track, preceded by Gregg’s cavalry division. On August 25, Maj. Gen. Henry Heth attacked and overran the faulty Union position at Ream’s Station, capturing 9 guns, 12 colors, and many prisoners. The old II Corps was shattered.  Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock withdrew to the main Union line near the Jerusalem Plank Road, bemoaning the declining combat effectiveness of his troops.

Result: Confederate victory¹

Full Summary: Coming Soon

Bibliography:

• The Petersburg Campaign: The Destruction of The Weldon Railroad: Deep Bottom, Globe Tavern, and Reams Station: August 14-25, 1864 by John Horn

First Person Accounts:

• The Capture of Colonel (General) Francis A. Walker at Second Reams' Station: August 25, 1864

Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Battle:

• Actions on the Weldon Railroad by Orlando B. Willcox
• Between 1898 and 1905: James M. Pipes to to the Compilers of the Volume Deeds of Valor
• Civil War Book Preview: Ed Bearss' The Petersburg Campaign, Vol. 1: The Eastern Front Battles, June - August 1864
• Grant's and Meade's Learning Curves: A Look at the First Four Siege of Petersburg Offensives
• January 8, 1887 Portland Evening Express: J.W. Spaulding on the Second Battle of Reams' Station
• John Bryden Letter: August 30, 1864
• MHSM Papers: Reams' Station by Brevet Brigadier-General Francis A. Walker
• MOLLUS IL: The Battle of Ream’s Station by George K. Dauchy
• Octave Bruso Diary: Week of August 21, 1864
• Plan of Battlefield of Reams’ Station, August 25th, 1864: Official Records
• Second Reams Station: August 25, 1864 (36th WI Regt Hist)
• September 8, 1864 Raleigh Confederate: Scales' Brigade
• The Battle of Reams Station CWPT Map
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: Aftermath
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 2 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 5 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 6 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 7 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: Prelude
• The Capture of Colonel (General) Francis A. Walker at Second Reams' Station: August 25, 1864
• The Petersburg Campaign: The Destruction of The Weldon Railroad: Deep Bottom, Globe Tavern, and Reams Station: August 14-25, 1864 by John Horn
• The Second Battle of Ream's Station: August 25, 1864

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