For 10 points, name this April 1, 1865, Civil War battle in which Philip Sheridan's forces defeated those of George Pickett at a road junction in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
After this battle, when a subordinate asked for his superior to reconsider relieving him, that general snapped "Reconsider? Hell! I don't reconsider my determination." As this battle began, Major General Rooney Lee was the senior officer, a fact he was unaware of. At one point, Gouverneur K. Warren was relieved of command, presumably for his actions at Gravelly Run Church. After this battle, the President said "this is victory" while aboard the ship River Queen. Before it began, Fitzhugh Lee and his superior were having a shad bake and did not expect an attack. This battle forced Robert E. Lee's army to (*) abandon the line of trenches around Petersburg. For 10 points, name this April 1, 1865, Civil War battle in which Philip Sheridan's forces defeated those of George Pickett at a road junction in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
After this battle, when a subordinate asked for his superior to reconsider relieving him, that general snapped "Reconsider?
Battle of Five Forks