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BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS

The Battle of Five Forks, Virginia was a battle of the American Civil War which practically sealed the fate of Richmond and Petersburg. It occurred on April the 1st, 1865, during that last celebrated campaign. Here Sheridan cut to pieces Pickett's Confederate troops after many hours of the most desperate and sanguinary fighting of the whole war. The Confederates lost over 5000 in killed and prisoners. This victory for the Federals precipitated a general attack upon the Confederate lines on April the 2nd.
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