The Wilson-Kautz Raid had destroyed other segments…

The Wilson-Kautz Raid had destroyed other segments of the Weldon Railroad.

In August, the II Corps operates north of Petersburg, threatening Richmond and its railroads in the Second Battle of Deep Bottom.

Simultaneously, Grant plans another attack against the Weldon.

The V Corps, supported by units from the IX Corps, II Corps, and a small cavalry division commanded by Brig.

General August Kautz is chosen for the attack under the overall command of the V Corps commander, Major General Gouverneur K. Warren.

While the overall Confederate commander, General Robert E. Lee, is observing at the Deep Bottom battle, General P.G.T. Beauregard is the senior commander at Petersburg.

Lieutenant General A.P. Hill commands the Third Corps, Beauregard's primary infantry force.

Union casualties at Globe Tavern are 4,296 (251 killed, 1,148 wounded, 2,897 missing/captured), Confederate 1,620 (211 killed, 990 wounded, 419 missing/captured).

The Confederates have lost a key section of the Weldon Railroad and are forced to carry supplies by wagon thirty miles (forty-eight kilometers) from the railroad at Stony Creek Station up the Boydton Plank Road into Petersburg.

The Union army has gained its first victory during the Siege of Petersburg and achieved a major objective.

Grant has severed the Weldon and extended his siege lines to Globe Tavern, but this is not yet a critical problem for the Confederates.