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LEE'S RETREAT
APRIL 1-9, 1865
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Lee's Retreat - 1865
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NAMOZINE CHURCH 
April 3, 1865  Namozine Church - 2007 Estimated Casualties: 75 total Rearguard cavalry action. A brigade of Union cavalry under Col. William Well's (Custer's Division) attacked Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry near Namozine Church on April 3. Confederate Gen. Rufus Barringer was captured nearby. AMELIA COURT HOUSE 
April 4-5, 1865  Amelia Court House - 2007 Lee brought his troops to this location from Richmond and Petersburg, hoping to continue on to North Carolina and join up with General Joseph E. Johnston's army. JETERSVILLE 
 Jetersville - 2007 April 5, 1865 On April 5, on his advance toward North Carolina, Lee ran into Union forces here and changed his direction to Farmville. AMELIA SPRINGS 
April 5, 1865  Location of the Battle at Amelia Springs - 2007 Estimated Casualties: 250 total On April 5, Confederate cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee and Rosser assaulted Union cavalry under George Crook as they returned from burning Confederate wagons at Painesville. This running fight started north of Amelia Springs and pushed through and beyond Jetersville. |
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