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 (Union) CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Butler Johnson Hagood
Strength
8,000 2,600
Casualties and losses
550
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. 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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