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06/04/1865 The Battle of Sailor's Creek

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Civil War 125th "The Battle of Sayler's Creek" - Re-enacting Retro 1990

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Appomattox Campaign, Episode 9: Battle of Sailor's Creek (HD)

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The Battle of Little Sayler's Creek

The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought in 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil War. It was the largest battle of the Appomattox Campaign and the last major engagement between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and local Richmond area defense forces.
    • Essentials 

    • Background 

    • Initial movements 

    • Battle 

    • Aftermath 

    • Naming the battle 

    • Battlefield preservation