Engagement at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
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Jump to navigationJump to searchEngagement at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia - Multiple Union gunboats maneuver the James River to test the defenses of the city of Richmond on May 15, 1862 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Submerged obstacles and deadly accurate battery fire force Union troops back down the river.
- This engagement is also referred to as the Engagement at Fort Darling/Drewry
Union Troops
- U.S.S. Galena
- U.S.S. Port Royal
- U.S.S. Monitor
- U.S.S. Naugutuck
- U.S.S. Aroostook
Casualties
- Union: 12 killed, 14 wounded = Total 26
Sub-Operations
This engagement is a sub-operation of:
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 610, 885, 899)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Drewry%27s_Bluff
