Battle of Savage’s Station

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Savage’s Station canonical 4
Battle of Savage's Station 2
Battle of Savage Station 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action at Savage’s Station ⓘ
associatedWith Seven Days’ Retreat ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States (Union)
campaign Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
ConfederateAction pursuit of Union forces ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 473 ⓘ
ConfederateCommander John B. Magruder ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form: Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
ConfederateStrength approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Henrico County ⓘ
date June 29, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of White Oak Swamp ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War ⓘ
location Henrico County ⓘ
surface form: Henrico County, Virginia

Virginia ⓘ
notableFeature fighting around field hospitals and supply depots ⓘ
objective delay Confederate pursuit of retreating Union army ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ
railroadInvolved Richmond and York River Railroad ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
stateOfForces Confederate forces were attempting to cut off the Union retreat ⓘ
Union forces were withdrawing from the Richmond lines ⓘ
strategicOutcome Confederates failed to destroy or cut off the Union army ⓘ
Union army continued retreat to the James River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad ⓘ
UnionAction retreat toward the James River ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 1,083 ⓘ
UnionCommander Edwin V. Sumner ⓘ
George McClellan ⓘ
surface form: George B. McClellan

Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ
William B. Franklin ⓘ
UnionStrength approximately 26,600 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seven Days Battles → includesBattle → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Savage's Station
Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm → followedBy → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
Seven Days’ Campaign → involvesBattle → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
Battle of Frayser’s Farm → precededBy → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
Battle of Gaines’s Mill → followedBy → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Gaines's Mill
this entity surface form: Battle of Savage's Station
Chickahominy River → nearBattlefield → Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Savage Station