Battle of Port Walthall Junction

Battle of Port Walthall Junction
Part of the American Civil War
DateMay 6–7, 1864
Location
Chesterfield County, Virginia
37°18′42″N 77°24′10″W / 37.3116°N 77.4028°W / 37.3116; -77.4028
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Butler Johnson Hagood
Strength
8,000[1] 2,600[1]
Casualties and losses
550[2]
Battle of Port Walthall Junction is located in Virginia
Battle of Port Walthall Junction
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Location within Virginia

The Battle of Port Walthall Junction was fought May 6–7, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War.[3][4] Although initially successful, the Confederates were eventually defeated, allowing Union forces to cut a railroad. The Port Walthall Junction on the Richmond-Petersburg Railroad connected with the spur to Port Walthall.

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