The Sutherland Station battlefield is about 7.75 miles west of Peterburg. (37°11’48.8″N 77°33’52.1″W)

A small collection of markers and a monument are just north of US 460 at Namozene Road at what was the end of the west flank of the Confederate battle line line.

The Battle of Sutherland Station was fought on April 2, 1865, at the end of the Siege of Petersburg and the beginning of Lee’s retreat to Appomattox. Picket’s Division had been overwhelmed at Five Forks the day before, and Sutherland Station was now the far end of the flank of the Confederate defensive line around besieged Petersburg. The South Side Railroad, the last supply line from outside, ran immediately behind the Confederate defensive line. A Federal division under Major General Nelson Miles intended to break through four badly depleted brigades of Confederates under Brigadier General John R. Cooke and cut the railroad link for good.

Starting in the late morning, three Federal assaults were turned back. But around mid afternoon a fourth attack concentrated on the Confederate left flank, and the thin line collapsed. Cooke’s men withdrew to the northwest. leaving behind 600 dead and wounded and over 1,000 prisoners.

Appomattox Campaign (Sutherland Station) K313 historical marker
Battle of Sutherland monument
Engagement at Sutherland Station Virginia historical marker
Lee’s Retreat Sutherland Station tour marker
Sutherland Station wayside marker