Bermuda Hundred Campaign

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The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in May 1864 in which Union forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to advance on Richmond and Petersburg via the Bermuda Hundred peninsula in Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War campaign
military campaign
aftermath Confederates maintained control of main railroads into Richmond and Petersburg
Union Army of the James remained bottled up for much of 1864
linked to: Army of the James
alsoKnownAs Butler's Campaign on the James
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
commander Benjamin F. Butler
Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Quincy A. Gillmore
Robert F. Hoke
Robert Ransom Jr.
William F. Smith
commandStructure Union Army of the James under Benjamin F. Butler
linked to: Army of the James
conflict American Civil War
country United States
endDate 1864-05-21
followedBy Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
front James River front
historicalSignificance demonstrated limitations of Butler's generalship
failed Union attempt to outflank Richmond defenses from the south
involves Army of the James
Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
location Bermuda Hundred peninsula
Virginia
notableEngagement Battle of Chester Station
Battle of Drewry's Bluff (1864)
Battle of Port Walthall Junction
Battle of Proctor's Creek
Battle of Swift Creek
Battle of Ware Bottom Church
objective capture Richmond
sever Confederate rail communications
threaten Petersburg
outcome Union forces contained in Bermuda Hundred lines
partOf Overland Campaign
Union operations against Richmond and Petersburg
precededBy Union operations in North Carolina and coastal Virginia
result Confederate defensive victory
Union offensive stalled
river Appomattox River
James River
startDate 1864-05-05
strategy Confederate concentration of forces under Beauregard
Union amphibious landing on the Bermuda Hundred peninsula
strength Confederate forces approximately 18,000–20,000 men (initially)
Union forces approximately 30,000–33,000 men
tacticalCharacteristic Confederate use of interior lines
Union entrenchment on a narrow peninsula
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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Army of the James engagedIn Bermuda Hundred Campaign
Union Army campaigns hasPart Bermuda Hundred Campaign
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia partOf Bermuda Hundred Campaign
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia nearbyBattlefield Bermuda Hundred Campaign battlefields
linked to: Bermuda Hundred Campaign
XVIII Corps (Union Army) participatedIn Bermuda Hundred Campaign