Action at White Oak Swamp

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Action at White Oak Swamp was a minor engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign during the American Civil War, occurring as Union forces retreated toward the James River during the Seven Days Battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of White Oak Swamp ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson

William B. Franklin ⓘ
ConfederateCasualties approximately 500 ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
ConfederateCorpsInvolved Jackson's command ⓘ
ConfederateStrength approximately 25,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1862-06-30 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
front Peninsula front ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War ⓘ
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

Virginia ⓘ
White Oak Swamp ⓘ
notableFeature destroyed bridge over White Oak Swamp Creek ⓘ
objective delay Confederate pursuit of Union retreat ⓘ
operation Seven Days Battles ⓘ
partOf Operations against Richmond in 1862 ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gaines' Mill ⓘ
purpose protect Union line of retreat to the James River ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Glendale ⓘ
result Inconclusive ⓘ
tactical stalemate ⓘ
river White Oak Swamp Creek ⓘ
simultaneousWith Battle of Glendale ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicContext Union retreat toward the James River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement artillery duel ⓘ
rear-guard action ⓘ
UnionArmyCorpsInvolved VI Corps ⓘ
UnionCasualties approximately 300 ⓘ
UnionCommander William B. Franklin ⓘ
UnionStrength approximately 20,000 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Battle of White Oak Swamp → alsoKnownAs → Action at White Oak Swamp ⓘ