Reams Station Battlefield
Reams Station, part of the Petersburg National Battlefield Park, was the site of fighting in June and August 1864 along the Weldon Railroad. Much of the battlefield west of Halifax Road has been preserved. A series of historical markers along Halifax Road and in front of the Oakgrove United Methodist Church, 10 miles south of Petersburg, describe the fighting there.
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Reams Station Battlefield: What's Nearby
Petersburg, VA
Preservation
Save 820 acres at Mine Run, Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie Court House, Petersburg Breakthrough and Reams Station Battlefields.
The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 293 acres at Reams Station Battlefield.
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Battle Facts
Dinwiddie County, VA | August 25, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
3,561
Union
2,747
2,747
Confed.
814
814