Date
- May 6–7, 1864
Location
- Chesterfield County, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Benjamin F. Butler
- Brigadier General Charles Heckman
- Brigadier General William H. T. Brooks
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General P. G. T. Beauregard
- Major General George E. Pickett
- Colonel Robert Graham
Union forces Engaged
- Heckman’s Brigade (Army of the James)
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Brigadier General Johnson Hagood’s South Carolina brigade, assigned to Major General Bushrod Johnson’s Division
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 8,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 2,600
Union Casualties
- 300 (killed, wounded, missing/captured)
Confederate Casualties
- 200 (killed, wounded, missing/captured)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- Despite the Union victory, Butler’s army was no closer to achieving his goal of capturing Richmond.
Timeline of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign in order.
- May 6–7, 1864 – Battle of Port Walthall Junction
- May 9, 1864 – Battle of Swift Creek
- May 10, 1864 – Battle of Chester Station
- May 12–16, 1864 – Battle of Proctor’s Creek (also known as the Second Battle of Drewry’s Bluff and the Battle of Fort Darling)
- May 20, 1864 – Battle of Ware Bottom Church