Action at Savage’s Station

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Action at Savage’s Station is an alternate name for the Battle of Savage’s Station, an American Civil War engagement fought during the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War engagement
battle
alsoKnownAs Engagement at Savage’s Station
alternateName Battle of Savage’s Station
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America (Union)
campaign Peninsula Campaign
combatant Confederate forces
Union forces
commander Edwin V. Sumner
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

John B. Heintzelman
John B. Magruder
William B. Franklin
confederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date June 29, 1862
era 19th century
followedBy Battle of Glendale
Battle of White Oak Swamp
front Eastern Front of the American Civil War
hasAlternateName Battle of Savage’s Station
historicalPeriod American Civil War period
linked to: American Civil War
locatedInTime American Civil War
near Richmond, Virginia
notableFeature fighting around a major Union field hospital and supply depot
objective to cover the Union Army of the Potomac’s withdrawal toward the James River
partOf Operations before Richmond
Seven Days Battles
place Henrico County, Virginia
linked to: Henrico County
precededBy Battle of Gaines’s Mill
relatedTo Seven Days Battles
result inconclusive
state Virginia
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfEngagement land battle
unionArmy Army of the Potomac
year 1862

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Battle of Savage’s Station alsoKnownAs Action at Savage’s Station
Action at Savage’s Station alsoKnownAs Engagement at Savage’s Station
linked to: Action at Savage’s Station