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Battle of Port Walthall Junction

6 May 1864 – 7 May 1864 · 37.31° N, 77.40° W

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6 May 1864 – 7 May 1864
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
37.31° N, 77.40° W
Description
1864 battle

Battle of Port Walthall Junction

Battle of the American Civil War

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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