Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia
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- Fresh Union recruits under General Benjamin Butler failed to execute a night maneuver to dislodge Confederate forces in York County and Hampton, Virginia on June 10, 1861, resulting in a Confederate victory.
- Also referred to as the Engagement at Bethel Church, Virginia or the Battle of Great Bethel
Union/Confederate Orders of Battle
- (I) 4th Massachusetts Infantry
- 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- 1st New York Infantry
- 2nd New York Infantry
- 3rd New York Infantry
- (I) 5th New York Infantry
- 7th New York Infantry
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery B
- 1st Vermont Infantry
Casualties
- Union: 18 killed, 53 wounded, 5 missing = Total 76
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 599, 882, 894)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Big_Bethel