Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865)

Date: April 2, 1865

Principal Commanders:
Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles [US];
Maj. Gen. Henry Heth [CS]
Maj. Gen. Cadmus Wilcox [CS]

Forces Engaged: Divisions

Estimated Casualties: 970 total (US 370; CS 600)

Description:
Union columns converged on Petersburg on April 2. Part of Mile's force struck north from White Oak Road meeting elements of four Confederate brigades (Cooke, Scales, MacRae, McGowan) attempting to defend the South Side Railroad. The Confedeerates placed their left flank on Ocran Methodist Church, where it was overun by three Union brigades commanded by Miles.

The Confederate defenders were scattered and driven northwestward. With this victory, the Federals possessed the South Side Railroad, Gen. Robert E. Lee's last supply line into Petersburg.

Result: Union victory