Battle

Battle of Sewell's Point

18 May 1861 – 19 May 1861 · 36.95° N, 76.33° W

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18 May 1861 – 19 May 1861
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Battle
Coordinates
36.95° N, 76.33° W
Description
1861 battle

Battle of Sewell's Point

Battle in the American Civil War

The Battle of Sewell's Point was an inconclusive exchange of cannon fire between the Union gunboat USS Monticello, supported by the USS Thomas Freeborn, and Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point that took place on May 18, 19 and 21, 1861, in Norfolk County, Virginia in the early days of the American Civil War. Little damage was done to either side.

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