Battle of Ware Bottom Church

Part of the American Civil War in Virginia

Battle of Ware Bottom Church

Part of the American Civil War
| Date| May 20, 1864 (1864-05-20)

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Location|

Chesterfield County, Virginia

37°20′40″N 77°23′29″W﻿ / ﻿37.344444°N 77.391389°W﻿ / 37.344444; -77.391389
Result|  CSA (Confederate) victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)|  CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Butler|  P. G. T. Beauregard
Strength
10,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
1,500 [1]

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Location within Virginia

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Bermuda Hundred
Campaign

* Port Walthall Junction
* Swift Creek
* Chester Station
* Proctor's Creek
* Ware Bottom Church

The Battle of Ware Bottom Church was fought on May 20, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union troops were led by Benjamin Butler, while the Confederates were led by P.G.T. Beauregard. The Confederates were victorious, and Butler's forces remained in their Bermuda Hundred defenses.[1] Following the battle, the Confederates began digging a critical set of defensive earthworks that became known as the Howlett Line.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Ware Bottom Church
* 2 Battlefield preservation
* 3 Gallery
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Ware Bottom Church[edit]

The church, one of the oldest in Virginia, was destroyed during the fighting. The church stood until June 18, 1864, when it became a source of annoyance for Parker's Virginia Battery, only a few hundred yards west of the church. Federal sharpshooters had been using the church to harass the gunners. In 2009, 2 acres of this historic site was donated to the Richmond Battlefields Association by a local company.[3]

## Battlefield preservation[edit]

In addition to the acquisition of the two-acre historic site of Ware Bottom Church by the Richmond Battlefields Association, the Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved 22 acres (0.089 km2) of the battlefield.[4]

## Gallery[edit]

* Map of battlefield core and study areas.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c U.S. National Park Service summary
2. ^ HMDB marker
3. ^ "Ware Bottom Church". Richmond Battlefields Association. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
4. ^ [1] American Battlefield Trust "Saved Land" webpage. Accessed May 29, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* U.S. National Park Service summary
* CWSAC Report Update

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