Combat at Po River, Virginia
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- Multiple units skirmish at the Po River branch of the Poni/Mattaponi/York Rivers in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on May 10, 1864.
Sub-Operations
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- Not originally included in this section of engagements - not listed originally on unit profiles, and many participate in Sheridan's Raid (now also included in these actions)
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Union Troops
- NOTE: Commander information copied from Battle of the Wilderness
(AoP) 2nd Corps
Other
Other units on Dyer summary but not included in order of battle chart copied from Battle of the Wilderness
- 9th New Hampshire Infantry[1]
- 51st New York Infantry[2]
- 1st New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery G
- 70th New York Infantry[3]
- 71st New York Infantry[4]
- 72nd New York Infantry[5]
- 73rd New York Infantry[6]
- 74th New York Infantry[7]
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery A
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery C
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery I
- 1st United States Sharpshooters
- 2nd United States Sharpshooters
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
- Union loss: 5,000 killed, wounded and missing - included in
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
Notes
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
- ↑ Originally listed on unit homepage but not Dyer summary
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 641, 890, 935)
- Hometown Locator - Po River
- Wikipedia - List of Rivers in Virginia
- Wikipedia River - Mattaponi River