Battle of Proctor's Creek

Battle of Proctor's Creek
Part of the American Civil War
DateMay 12, 1864 (1864-05-12) – May 16, 1864 (1864-05-16)
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin F. Butler P. G. T. Beauregard
Strength
30,000 [1] 18,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
6,600 [1]

The Battle of Proctor's Creek -- also referred to as Drewry's Bluff or Fort Darling -- was fought from May 12 to May 16, 1864, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War. Proctor's Creek was named for Charles Proctor,[2] who lived and farmed on the land surrounding most of the creek.

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  2. ^ "Proctor's Creek, Battle of". American History Central. Retrieved 2020-12-09.