Op 14 september vertrok Hampton met zijn strijdmacht. It is a few feet from the White Oak Road S52 Virginia historical marker. September 14, 1864: Hampton Sets Out to Rustle Some Cattle. 1864, Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton took about 3,000 The total losses for the Confederates, who saw some opposition, were 10 killed, 47 wounded, and 4 missing. De Zuidelijken hadden tijdens de gevechten rond Petersburg en Richmond een voortdurend tekort aan voorraden. slaughtered for the Confederate troops in the Always lacking in supplies, the Confederate forces that were defending the capital of Richmond were beginning to run out of food. The marker is at the corner of Boydton Plank Road (US 1) and White Oak Road (Virginia 613) about six miles southwest of Petersburg, Virginia. De Noordelijken konden snel het verlies aanvullen. the 16 Sept., the raiders successfully captured

Despite the raid's success, its strategic impact was not as great as the large number of cattle taken might seem to indicate. He had some engineers reconstruct the bridge.

Confederate cavalrymen and rode more than Abraham Lincoln called the raid "the slickest piece of cattle-stealing" he ever heard of. A fictionalized depiction of the raid is featured in the 1966 film Alvarez Kelly. (37°08’55.0″N 77°31’10.4″W). Hampton's force captured more than 2,000 cattle, along with 11 wagons and 304 prisoners, leading them back to the Confederate lines at 9 a.m. on September 17. The ensuing "feast" on the Confederate side might be better described as a rush to consume the beef before it spoiled.

They returned by a similar route with 2,500 head of cattle and 300 prisoners. 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. 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). Daarom werd al het vee vrijwel onmiddellijk geslacht.

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. right flank on Boydon Plank Road on 14 Sept. 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 was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. De Zuidelijken hadden echter niet het voedsel om het vee te voeden. Hampton nam het initiatief om 3.000 cavaleristen te verzamelen om het vee te gaan halen.[2][3][4]. Na telling hadden ze 2.468 stuks vee veroverd.[5]. Ondanks het succes van de raid had deze een minimale strategische impact. They were therefore forced to slaughter the cattle almost as soon as they had secured it.

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. 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. 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. Sensing an opportunity to increase the army's food stores, Hampton arranged for 3,000 troops to follow him. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. 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… Some of these men included "several certified Texas cattle thieves".[2][3][4].

Petersburg trenches. 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. almost 2,500 head of cattle from the Federals 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. and returned to their lines relatively unmolested. Always lacking in supplies, the Confederate forces that were defending the capital of Richmond were beginning to run out of food.

The next day the cattle were penned in the A report by General Robert E. Lee on August 22, 1864, stated that corn to feed the Southern soldiers was exhausted. Het vee werd bewaakt door 120 soldaten en 30 burgers. 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. Ze veroverden meer dan 2.000 stuks vee, 11 karren en 304 krijgsgevangenen. [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]. 100 miles around the rear of the Union army. The official count of cattle successfully reaching the Confederates for food was 2,468.[5]. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 11 mei 2014 om 07:11. For whereas the Union had the resources to replace its lost cattle, the Confederates lacked grain to spare for feed.

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. De Zuidelijken verloren 10 doden, 47 gewonden en 4 vermisten tijdens de raid. 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. Om 09.00u op 17 september was zijn strijdmacht en buit veilig terug achter de Zuidelijke linies. For days afterwards, the southerners would taunt the northern sentries, thanking them for all the food and inviting them over for dinner.

It is a few feet from the White Oak Road S52 Virginia historical marker . [1] After the beef was eaten or spoiled, the Confederates reverted to their previous, dire food situation. De Beefsteak Raid vond plaats tussen 14 september en 17 september 1864 in Prince George County, Virginia tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. Hij had ze waargenomen bij Coggin’s Point op ongeveer 8 km van luitenant-generaal Ulysses S. Grants hoofdkwartier. Hij wou via de Cook’s Bridge de Blackwater rivier oversteken omdat hij wist dat de Noordelijken uit deze richting geen aanval verwachtten. field east of the Boydton Plank Road until being De Beefsteak Raid vond plaats tussen 14 september en 17 september 1864 in Prince George County, Virginia tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. [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.