Battle of Swift Creek | |||||||
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Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Benjamin Butler | P. G. T. Beauregard | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5 gunboats 14,000 | 4,200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
990 [1] | |||||||
Location within Virginia |
The Battle of Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church was fought on May 9, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.[2][1] Union forces were only partially successful: they inflicted damage on the local railroad, but further advance was halted.