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Battles -
Battle Summaries
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| Battle Name: |
Port Walthall Junction |
| Other Names: |
None |
| State: |
Virginia |
| Location: |
Location:Chesterfield County |
| Campaign: |
Bermuda Hundred Campaign (May-June 1864) |
| Dates: |
May 6-7, 1864 |
| Principal Commanders: |
Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood [CS] |
| Forces Engaged: |
Divisions |
| Estimated Casualties: |
550 total |
| Description: |
In conjunction with the opening of Grant’s Overland Campaign, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s Army of the
James, 33,000 strong, disembarked from transports at Bermuda Hundred on May 5, threatening the
Richmond-Petersburg Railroad. On May 6, Hagood’s brigade stopped initial Federal probes at Port Walthall Junction.
On May 7, a Union division drove Hagood’s and Johnson’s brigades from the depot and cut the railroad at Port Walthall
Junction. Confederate defenders retired behind Swift Run Creek and awaited reinforcements. |
| Results: |
Union victory |
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