Three Medals were awarded for actions on the day, one during the Civil War, and two during WWII. A fight during the Siege of Petersburg, 1864, where Union General Grant tries to sever the Weldon Railroad, one of Confederate General Lee's major supply arteries for the Army holding Petersburg, and thus, Richmond. While the Army of the Potomac was able to capture a a segment of the line (after a bitter 5 day fight that started on 23 June) the rebel forces simply stopped the trains short of the the...