The Battle of First Deep Bottom with Bobby Krick
July 27-29, 1864
Historian Bobby Krick discusses the Battle of First Deep Bottom (July 27-29, 1864) and its historical significance to the 1864 Petersburg Campaign. The Union push beyond their Deep Bottom bridgehead on the James River was designed to draw precious Confederate troops away from the Petersburg lines just before the Army of the Potomac ignited their powder-filled mine underneath the Confederate lines.
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Battle Facts
Henrico County, VA | July 27, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
1,167
Union
488
488
Confed.
679
679