Battle of Port Walthall Junction

Battle of Port Walthall Junction
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	May 6–7, 1864
Location	Chesterfield County, Virginia37°18′42″N 77°24′10″W / 37.3116°N 77.4028°W
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
	class=notpageimage\| 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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