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Battle of White Oak Swamp - Definition and Overview
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Battle at White Oak Swamp Bridge
Waud, Alfred R., artist, June 1862.
Battle of White Oak Swamp
ConflictAmerican Civil War
DateJune 30, 1862
PlaceHenrico County, Virginia
ResultInconclusive
Combatants
United States of America Confederate States of America
Commanders
William B. Franklin Thomas J. Jackson
Strength
Armies Armies
Casualties
500 total (US and CS) 500 total (US and CS)
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 White Oak Swamp took place on June 30, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

The Union rearguard under Maj. Gen. William Franklin stopped Jackson’s divisions at the White Oak Bridge crossing, resulting in an artillery duel, while the main battle raged two miles farther south at Glendale or Frayser’s Farm. White Oak Swamp can be considered part of the Glendale engagement.

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