Engagement at White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia
Engagement at White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia
- The Battle of White Oak Swamp took place on June 30, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War. As the Union Army of the Potomac retreated southeast toward the James River, its rearguard under Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin stopped Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's divisions at the White Oak Bridge crossing, resulting in an artillery duel, while the main Battle of Glendale raged two miles (3 km) farther south around Frayser's Farm. White Oak Swamp is generally considered to be part of the larger Glendale engagement. Because of this resistance from Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin's VI Corps, Jackson was prevented from joining the consolidated assault on the Union Army at Glendale that had been ordered by General Robert E. Lee, producing an inconclusive result, but one in which the Union Army avoided destruction and was able to assume a strong defensive position at Malvern Hill.
Union Troops
- 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery
- 2nd Delaware Infantry
- 20th Indiana Infantry
- 8th Illinois Cavalry
- 12th Illinois Cavalry[1]
- McClellan Dragoons
- Sturgis Rifles
- 2nd Maine Infantry
- 3rd Maine Infantry
- 4th Maine Infantry
- 5th Maine Infantry
- 6th Maine Infantry
- 7th Maine Infantry
- 11th Maine Infantry
- 1st Maryland Light Artillery / Battery B (U)
- 1st Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
- 3rd Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
- 5th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
- 1st Massachusetts Infantry
- 7th Massachusetts Infantry
- 9th Massachusetts Infantry
- 10th Massachusetts Infantry
- 11th Massachusetts Infantry
- 15th Massachusetts Infantry
- 16th Massachusetts Infantry
- 18th Massachusetts Infantry
- 19th Massachusetts Infantry
- 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooter Company (attached)
- 20th Massachusetts Infantry
- 22nd Massachusetts Infantry
- 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooter Company (attached)
- 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- (II) 1st Michigan Infantry
- 2nd Michigan Infantry
- (I) 3rd Michigan Infantry
- (I) 4th Michigan Infantry
- 5th Michigan Infantry
- 7th Michigan Infantry
- 16th Michigan Infantry
- Brady's (Independent) Sharpshooter Company (attached)
- 1st Minnesota Infantry
- 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
- 5th New Hampshire Infantry
- 1st New Jersey Light Artillery Battery ("Battery A")
- 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery Battery ("Battery B")
- (II) 1st New Jersey Infantry
- (II) 2nd New Jersey Infantry
- (II) 3rd New Jersey Infantry
- (II) 4th New Jersey Infantry
- 5th New Jersey Infantry
- 6th New Jersey Infantry
- 7th New Jersey Infantry
- 8th New Jersey Infantry
- 1st New York Cavalry
- 6th New York Cavalry (Companies D, F, H, K)
- 9th New York Cavalry
- Oneida (Independent) Cavalry Company
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery B
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery D
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery E
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery G
- 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery H
- 1st New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battalion
- 2nd New York Light Artillery Battalion / Battery A
- 1st New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 3rd New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 4th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 5th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 6th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 7th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 8th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 15th New York Engineers
- 50th New York Engineers
- 1st New York Infantry
- 2nd New York Infantry
- (II) 5th New York Infantry
- 7th New York Infantry
- 10th New York Infantry
- (II) 12th New York Infantry
- (II) 13th New York Infantry
- 14th New York Infantry
- 16th New York Infantry
- 17th New York Infantry
- 18th New York Infantry
- (II) 20th New York Infantry
- (II) 25th New York Infantry
- 27th New York Infantry
- 31st New York Infantry
- 32nd New York Infantry
- 33rd New York Infantry
- 34th New York Infantry
- 36th New York Infantry
- 37th New York Infantry
- 38th New York Infantry
- 40th New York Infantry
- 42nd New York Infantry
- 43rd New York Infantry
- 44th New York Infantry
- 49th New York Infantry
- 52nd New York Infantry
- 55th New York Infantry
- 56th New York Infantry
- 57th New York Infantry
- 61st New York Infantry
- 62nd New York Infantry
- 63rd New York Infantry
- 64th New York Infantry
- 65th New York Infantry
- 66th New York Infantry
- 67th New York Infantry
- 69th New York Infantry
- 70th New York Infantry
- 71st New York Infantry
- 72nd New York Infantry
- 73rd New York Infantry
- 74th New York Infantry
- 77th New York Infantry
- 81st New York Infantry
- 82nd New York Infantry (2nd New York State Militia)
- 85th New York Infantry
- 87th New York Infantry
- 88th New York Infantry
- 92nd New York Infantry
- 93rd New York Infantry
- 96th New York Infantry
- 98th New York Infantry
- 100th New York Infantry
- 101st New York Infantry
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Companies I and K
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery A
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery B
- (I) 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery C
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery D
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery E
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery G
- 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery H
- (II) 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 26th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 31st Pennsylvania Infantry
- 49th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 52nd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 57th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
- 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 69th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 71st Pennsylvania Infantry
- 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 81st Pennsylvania Infantry (31st Volunteers)[2]
- 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 85th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 95th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 96th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 98th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 101st Pennsylvania Infantry
- 102nd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 104th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 105th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 106th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 1st Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 2nd Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 3rd Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 4th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 5th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 6th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 7th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 8th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 9th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 10th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 11th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 12th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
- 13th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry / Companies A/B/D/E/F/K
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery A
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery B
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery C
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery E
- 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery G
- 2nd Rhode Island Infantry
- 2nd Vermont Infantry
- 3rd Vermont Infantry
- 4th Vermont Infantry
- 5th Vermont Infantry
- 6th Vermont Infantry
- (I) 5th Wisconsin Infantry
- 1st United States Cavalry
- 2nd United States Cavalry
- 4th United States Cavalry (Companies A and E)
- 5th United States Cavalry
- 6th United States Cavalry
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery E
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery G
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery H
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery I
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery K
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery A
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery B
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery D
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery E
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery G
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery L
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery M
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery C
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery F
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery G
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery K
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery L
- 3rd United States Artillery / Battery M
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery A
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery C
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery G
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery K
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery A
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery C
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery D
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery F
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery I
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery K
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery M
- 1st United States Sharpshooters
- 1st United States Engineer Battalion[3]
- 2nd United States Infantry
- 3rd United States Infantry
- 4th United States Infantry
- 6th United States Infantry
- 8th United States Infantry / Companies F and G
- 10th United States Infantry
- 11th United States Infantry
- 12th United States Infantry
- 14th United States Infantry
- 17th United States Infantry
Casualties
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- (656) White Oak Swamp, Va. -- Engm't June 30, 1862[4]
- (893) June 30 Engagement, White Oak Swamp Bridge
- (904) June 30 Engagement, White Oak Swamp Bridge. DELAWARE--2d Infantry. MAINE--6th, 7th and 11th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--1st Co. Sharpshooters: 15th and 29th Infantry. MINNESOTA--1st Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--5th Infantry. NEW YORK--Batteries "B" and "E" 1st Light Arty.. 1st and 3d Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.: 7th, 20th, 33d, 42d. 49th, 52th. 56th. 57th, 61st, 63d. 64th, 66th. 69th. 77th. 82d. 88th, 100th and 101st Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--5th Cavalry: 49th. 52d, 53d. 81st and 104th Infantry. VERMONT--2d, 3d, 4th. 5th and 6th Infantry. WISCONSIN --5th Infantry. UNITED STATES--Battery "A" and "C" 4th Arty., Battery "Y" 5th Arty.
Sub-Operations
This operation is part of:
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 647, 891, 903)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Oak_Swamp