Brief Summary: One hundred and fifty years ago today, on September 14, 1864, Wade Hampton set out with approximately 3,500 men of his Cavalry Corps from camps southwest of Petersburg on the Boydton Plank Road. almost 2,500 head of cattle from the Federals 1864, Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton took about 3,000 The Cattle (Beefsteak) Raid Virginia historical marker S48 commemorates the raid made by Confederate Major General Wade Hampton and 3,000 cavalry on September 14-17, 1864. Hampton led his men to the south of the cities, behind Union lines, on September 14. Wade Hampton and the Great Beefsteak Raid, https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beefsteak_Raid&oldid=41267326, Veldslag tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog, Wikipedia:Lokale afbeelding anders dan op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. There was so much beef available that Confederate sentries would sometimes offer it in unauthorized trades with Union sentries for certain luxury items of which the Federal soldiers had a plentiful supply, but the Confederates lacked. Hij had ze waargenomen bij Coggin’s Point op ongeveer 8 km van luitenant-generaal Ulysses S. Grants hoofdkwartier. [6] General Lee's adjutant Walter H. Taylor said it made up for the loss of the Weldon Railroad, a claim historians consider to be overstated.[7]. September 14, 1864: Hampton Sets Out to Rustle Some Cattle. Ondanks het succes van de raid had deze een minimale strategische impact. the 16 Sept., the raiders successfully captured Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 11 mei 2014 om 07:11. A report by General Robert E. Lee on August 22, 1864, stated that corn to feed the Southern soldiers was exhausted. De Zuidelijken hadden tijdens de gevechten rond Petersburg en Richmond een voortdurend tekort aan voorraden. Leaving from a point along the Confederate De Zuidelijken verloren 10 doden, 47 gewonden en 4 vermisten tijdens de raid. Always lacking in supplies, the Confederate forces that were defending the capital of Richmond were beginning to run out of food. [1] Op 5 september 1864 rapporteerde een verkenner, Sergeant George D. Shadburne, aan generaal-majoor Hampton dat hij de locatie wist van 3.000 stuks vee achter de Noordelijke linies. The official count of cattle successfully reaching the Confederates for food was 2,468.[5]. De Beefsteak Raid vond plaats tussen 14 september en 17 september 1864 in Prince George County, Virginia tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. right flank on Boydon Plank Road on 14 Sept. It is a few feet from the White Oak Road S52 Virginia historical marker . Op 14 september vertrok Hampton met zijn strijdmacht. Confederate cavalrymen and rode more than Note: Here is the best map I could find of Hampton’s Beefsteak Raid.. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. At 5 a.m. on September 16, Hampton's force attacked with a three-prong strike, with the center directed toward the cattle. A scout, Sergeant George D. Shadburne, informed General Hampton on September 5, 1864, that there were 3,000 cattle behind Union lines, at Edmund Ruffin's plantation on Coggin's Point, five miles (8 km) away from Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters, whi… The raid left Confederate defenses here and swept 50 miles south and east around the Union lines before turning back north into the rear of the Union army near City Point. 100 miles around the rear of the Union army. De Zuidelijke generaal-majoor Wade Hampton voerde een 3.000 man sterke strijdmacht aan die meer dan 160 km zouden afleggen om een deel van de veestapel van de Noordelijken te veroveren die bestemd was voor de Noordelijken bij Petersburg en Richmond. Volgens een rapport van generaal Robert E. Lee van 22 augustus 1864 was het voedsel bestemd voor zijn leger schaars aan het worden. They returned by a similar route with 2,500 head of cattle and 300 prisoners. A report by General Robert E. Lee on August 22, 1864, stated that corn to feed the Southern soldiers was exhausted. slaughtered for the Confederate troops in the A fictionalized depiction of the raid is featured in the 1966 film Alvarez Kelly. The Beefsteak Raid was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. The Beefsteak Raid September 14th-16th, 1864 Because they were operating within Rebel areas, and because they did not have a complete investment of the Petersburg lines, the Union rear areas were vulnerable to attack. Hij wou via de Cook’s Bridge de Blackwater rivier oversteken omdat hij wist dat de Noordelijken uit deze richting geen aanval verwachtten. De Zuidelijken hadden echter niet het voedsel om het vee te voeden. Confederate Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton led a force of 3,000 troopers on what was to become a 100-mile (160 km) ride to acquire cattle that were intended for the consumption of the Union Army (which was laying siege to Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia).

Na telling hadden ze 2.468 stuks vee veroverd.[5]. Sensing an opportunity to increase the army's food stores, Hampton arranged for 3,000 troops to follow him. The Beefsteak Raid was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. The Beefsteak Raid The Cattle (Beefsteak) Raid Virginia historical marker S48 commemorates the raid made by Confederate Major General Wade Hampton and 3,000 cavalry on September 14-17, 1864. Abraham Lincoln called the raid "the slickest piece of cattle-stealing" he ever heard of. Some of these men included "several certified Texas cattle thieves".[2][3][4]. Het daaropvolgende “eetfestijn” was een poging om al het vlees zo snel mogelijk te consumeren voor het bedierf. De Zuidelijke generaal-majoor Wade Hampton voerde een 3.000 man sterke strijdmacht aan die meer dan 160 km zouden afleggen om een deel van de veestapel van de Noordelijken te veroveren die bestemd was voor de Noordelijken bij Petersburg en Richmond. Petersburg trenches. Coordinates: 37°17′54″N 77°09′54″W / 37.2982°N 77.1650°W / 37.2982; -77.1650, People of the American Civil War by state, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Confederate victories of the American Civil War, Prince George County in the American Civil War, Wade Hampton and the Great Beefsteak Raid, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Raid?oldid=4168443. He had some engineers reconstruct the bridge. (37°08’55.0″N 77°31’10.4″W). De Noordelijken konden snel het verlies aanvullen. Daarom werd al het vee vrijwel onmiddellijk geslacht. He chose to cross where the Cook's Bridge over the Blackwater River once stood, knowing that an attack from there would be unexpected. Reaching Coggins’ Point on the James River on and returned to their lines relatively unmolested. There are surprisingly few of these out there. [1] A scout, Sergeant George D. Shadburne, informed General Hampton on September 5, 1864, that there were 3,000 cattle behind Union lines, at Edmund Ruffin's plantation on Coggin's Point, five miles (8 km) away from Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters, which were lightly defended by only 120 Union soldiers and thirty civilians. Despite the raid's success, its strategic impact was not as great as the large number of cattle taken might seem to indicate.