# First Battle of Ream's Station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/First_Battle_of_Ream's_Station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/First_Battle_of_Ream's_Station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ream's_Station > Source revision: 1356677251 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Battle of the American Civil War First Battle of Ream's Station Part of the American Civil War A map of the Union raiders' route Date June 29, 1864 (1864-06-29) Location Dinwiddie County, Virginia Result Confederate victory Belligerents United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy) Commanders and leaders James H. Wilson August Kautz William Mahone Fitzhugh Lee Strength 4,000[1] 7,000[1] Casualties and losses 600[2] v t e Siege of Petersburg† 1st Petersburg 2nd Petersburg Jerusalem Plank Road Wilson–Kautz Raid Staunton River Bridge Sappony Church 1st Ream's Station 1st Deep Bottom Crater 2nd Deep Bottom Globe Tavern 2nd Ream's Station Beefsteak Raid Chaffin's Farm Peebles' Farm Vaughan Road Darbytown & New Market Roads Darbytown Road Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road Boydton Plank Road Trent's Reach Hatcher's Run Fort Stedman † also known as Richmond–Petersburg campaign The **First Battle of Ream's Station** was fought on June 29, 1864, during the [Wilson–Kautz Raid](/source/Wilson%E2%80%93Kautz_Raid) of the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). [Confederate](/source/Confederate_States_Army) forces under [Maj. Gen.](/source/Major_General_(CSA)) [William Mahone](/source/William_Mahone) and [Brig. Gen.](/source/Brigadier_General_(CSA)) [Fitzhugh Lee](/source/Fitzhugh_Lee) defeated [Union](/source/Union_Army) cavalry raiding Confederate railroads south of [Petersburg, Virginia](/source/Petersburg%2C_Virginia). ## Background In June 1864, a Union division under the command of Brig. Gen. [August V. Kautz](/source/August_V._Kautz) moved into southern Virginia where they began destroying sections of the [Wilmington and Weldon Railroad](/source/Wilmington_and_Weldon_Railroad) as part of the [Richmond-Petersburg Campaign](/source/Richmond-Petersburg_Campaign). On June 29 the division reached Ream's Station south of Petersburg on the Weldon Railroad, which was thought to be held by Union infantry. Instead, Kautz found the road barred by Mahone's Confederate infantry division. Wilson's division, fighting against elements of Maj. Gen. [W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee's](/source/William_Henry_Fitzhugh_Lee) cavalry, joined Kautz's near Ream's Station, where they were virtually surrounded. ## Battle Map of Ream's Station Battlefield core and study areas by the [American Battlefield Protection Program](/source/American_Battlefield_Protection_Program). Around noon, Mahone led Confederate infantry against the Union front while cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee attacked the Union left flank. The fierce assault split the Union forces. Wilson and Kautz were forced to withdraw quickly, burning their supply wagons and abandoning their artillery. Separated by the Confederate attacks, Wilson and his men cut their way through and retreated southwest on the Stage Road to cross the Nottoway River, while Kautz headed south and east cross-country, reaching Federal lines at Petersburg about dark. Wilson continued east to the [Blackwater River](/source/Blackwater_River_(Virginia)) before turning north, eventually reaching Union lines at Light House Point on July 2. The Wilson-Kautz raid tore up more than 60 miles (97 km) of track, temporarily disrupting rail traffic into Petersburg, but at a great cost in men and mounts. ## Battlefield preservation The [American Battlefield Trust](/source/American_Battlefield_Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved 293 acres (1.19 km2) of the fields of battle at Ream's Station through November 2021.[3] ## See also - [Second Battle of Ream's Station](/source/Second_Battle_of_Ream's_Station) - [Battles of the American Civil War](/source/Battles_of_the_American_Civil_War) - [Bibliography of Ulysses S. Grant](/source/Bibliography_of_Ulysses_S._Grant) - [Bibliography of the American Civil War](/source/Bibliography_of_the_American_Civil_War) ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cwsac_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cwsac_1-1) [CWSAC Report Update](https://web.archive.org/web/20121108214157/http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/CWSII/VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles/Reams%20Station%20I%20to%20Rutherfords%20Farm.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nps_2-0)** [National Park Service battle description](http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va068.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [\[1\]](https://www.battlefields.org/preserve/saved-land) [American Battlefield Trust](/source/American_Battlefield_Trust) "Saved Land" webpage. Accessed November 29, 2021. ## References - [National Park Service battle description](http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va068.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070311113522/http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va068.htm) 2007-03-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [CWSAC Report Update](https://web.archive.org/web/20121108214157/http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/CWSII/VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles/Reams%20Station%20I%20to%20Rutherfords%20Farm.pdf) ## Further reading - Linedecker, Clifford L., ed. *Civil War, A-Z: The Complete Handbook of America's Bloodiest Conflict*. New York: Ballantine Books, 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-89141-878-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89141-878-4). 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