Battle of Beaver Dam Creek

When

26 Jun 1862

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.60° N, 77.36° W

Description

1862 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson's Mill, took place on June 26, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia. It was the first major engagement of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula campaign of the American Civil War and the start of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's counter-offensive against the Union Army of the Potomac, under Maj. Gen. George B.

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