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Battle of Hanover Courthouse - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Court, Dock, Firehouse

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Commencement of the
battle of Hanover Ct. House. 1:45 PM.
Waud, Alfred R., artist, May 27, 1862.
Battle of Hanover Courthouse
ConflictAmerican Civil War
DateMay 27, 1862
PlaceHanover County, Virginia
ResultUnion victory
Combatants
United States of America Confederate States of America
Commanders
Fitz John Porter Lawrence O'B. Branch
Strength
Divisions Divisions
Casualties
397 930
Peninsula Campaign
Hampton Roads – Yorktown – Williamsburg – Eltham's Landing – Drewry's Bluff – Hanover Courthouse – Seven Pines – Oak Grove – Beaver Dam Creek – Gaines' Mill – Garnett's & Golding's Farm – Savage's Station – White Oak Swamp – Glendale – Malvern Hill


The Battle of Hanover Courthouse, also known as the Battle of Slash Church, took place on May 27, 1862 in Hanover County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

On May 27, 1862, elements of Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter’s V Corps extended north to protect the right flank of McClellan’s Union army that now straddled the Chickahominy River. Porter’s objective was to cut the railroad and to open the Telegraph Road for Union reinforcements under Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell that were marching south from Fredericksburg. Confederate forces, attempting to prevent this maneuver, were defeated just south of Hanover Courthouse after a stiff fight. The Union victory was moot, however, for McDowell’s reinforcements were recalled to Fredericksburg upon word of Banks’s rout at First Winchester.

Map Illustrating the Battle of Hanover, Va.
Engagement Near Hanover Court-House, Va.


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