Battle of Savage's Station

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Battle of Savage's Station
Part of American Civil War
Savage Station, Va. Field hospital after the battle. Gibson, James F., photographer
Date June 29, 1862 Location Henrico County, Virginia Result Inconclusive
Combatants
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders
Edwin V. Sumner	John B. Magruder
Strength
Divisions	Divisions
Casualties
4,700 total (2,500 US wounded were captured)	4,700 total (2,500 US wounded were captured)

Peninsula Campaign
Hampton Roads – Yorktown – Williamsburg – Eltham's Landing – Drewry's Bluff – Hanover Courthouse – Seven Pines – Seven Days Battles (Oak Grove – Beaver Dam Creek – Gaines' Mill – Garnett's & Golding's Farm – Savage's Station – White Oak Swamp – Glendale – Malvern Hill)

The Battle of Savage’s Station took place on June 29, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

Fourth of the Seven Days Battles. On June 29, the main body of the Union army began a general withdrawal toward the James River. Confederate General John B. Magruder pursued along the railroad and the Williamsburg Road and struck Sumner’s II Corps (the Union rearguard) with three brigades near Savage’s Station. Confederate Brig. Gen. Richard Griffith was mortally wounded during the fight. Stonewall Jackson’s divisions were stalled north of the Chickahominy River. Union forces continued to withdraw across White Oak Swamp, abandoning supplies and more than 2,500 wounded soldiers in a field hospital.

[edit] References

• CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service