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Other Name: None
State: Virginia
Location: Henrico County
Campaign: Peninsula Campaign (March-September 1862)
Dates: June 29, 1862
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Maj. Gen. Edwin Sumner
confederate  Confederate States: Maj. Gen. John Magruder
Forces Engaged: Divisions
Estimated Casualties: union  Union States: 2,500
woundedwere
Total: 4,700 total
Results: Result(s): Inconclusive
Description:

Fourth of the Seven Days’ Battles. On June 29, the main body of the Union army began a general withdrawal toward the James River. Magruder pursued along the railroad and the Williamsburg Road and struck Sumner’s Corps (the Union rearguard) with three brigades near Savage’s Station. Confederate Brig. Gen. Richard Giffith was mortally wounded during the fight. Jackson’s divisions were stalled north of the Chickahominy. Union forces continued to withdraw across White Oak Swamp, abandoning supplies and more than 2,500 wounded soldiers in a field hospital.

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