BURKESVILLE, VA.
\bˈɜːkzvɪl], \bˈɜːkzvɪl], \b_ˈɜː_k_z_v_ɪ_l]\
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Here Sheridan, pursuing the Confederates, defeated and fleeing from the battlefield of Five Forks, overtook, April 3, 1865, a body of their cavalry. They endeavored to make a stand and receive the Federal assault, but in vain. Sheridan easily dispersed them, taking many prisoners. This battle is to be remembered in connection with the close of the campaign around Richmond and Petersburg.
By John Franklin Jameson
