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Hatcher's Run: The Last Day

February 7, 1865

Hatcher's Run - February 7, 1865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




The Union troops struck back and in the fighting re-took their positions and drove the Confederate forces back inside their main defenses.

After dark the Union troops fell back across Hatcher's Run and started extending their lines once more.


 Aftermath

February 8, 1865

The Confederates had saved Boydton Plank Road but the Union had gained a good staging point for future offensives.

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