Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ewezuga mwakpo na Reams Station n'etiti ọnwa Julaị, ndị agha ahụ nọ na-arụsi ọrụ ike n'ịrụ ụlọ nche ruo na July 26, mgbe iri ise na atọ na ndị agha ahụ kwagara n'aka nri na n'ebe ugwu nke Osimiri James, iji sonye na Agha Mbụ nke Deep Bottom. Ọ laghachiri na Petersburg siege edoghi ruo mgbe August 12, mgbe iwu ọzọ laghachiri n'akụkụ aka ekpe nke James ebe ọ nọ na-arụ ọrụ na Confederate outposts na nke abụọ Agha nke Deep Bottom. Na 21st, ndị agha ahụ gafere James na Appomattox Rivers ma gafere n'azụ ndị agha ahụ n'akụkụ aka ekpe nke akara ahụ, malitere ịkwatu Weldon Railroad dị nso na Ream's Station. E mebiela kilomita ise mgbe ndị Confederates wakporo n'ike ma mepụta usoro agha ngwa ngwa iji gbochie ọganihu ya ma chebe ndị ọrụ. E mere ka ndị agha nke mbụ ghara imeri ha, ma ndị nke ọzọ ji ike karịrị ike mmadụ kụọ ha ihe, nke a mekwara ka ndị agha ahụ gharazie isi n'ebe ha na-aga. Ike ọgwụgwụ, ọrịa na mmụọ dị ala niile nyere aka n'ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ọdachi maka ndị agha nke abụọ na
Agha nke Abụọ nke Ream's Station, a manyere ya ịhapụ ebe ahụ ma laa ezumike nká n'ihu Petersburg.