Battle

Battle of Eltham's Landing

7 May 1862 · 37.50° N, 76.84° W

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7 May 1862
Kind
Battle
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37.50° N, 76.84° W
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1862 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Eltham's Landing

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Eltham's Landing, also known as the Battle of Barhamsville, or West Point, took place on May 7, 1862, in New Kent County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin's Union division landed at Eltham's Landing and was attacked by two brigades of Brig. Gen. G. W.

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