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The Battle of Fort Stedman (Battle of Hare's Hill) was fought on March 25, 1865, during the final days of the American Civil War. This Federal Army fortification in the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia, was attacked in a pre-dawn Confederate assault by troops led by Major General John B. Gordon. The attack was the last serious attempt by Confederate troops to break the Siege of Petersburg. After an initial success, Gordon's men were driven back by Federal troops of the IX Corps commanded by Major General John G. Parke.