Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
Confederate Commanders
Forces Engaged: 16,356
Killed:
Wounded:
Captured or Missing:
Total: 1,484
Confederate Commanders
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Brig. Gen. William A. Pendleton
Brig. Gen. William H. C. Whiting
Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Anderson
Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
Brig. Gen. Charles W. Field
Brig. Gen. Maxey Gregg
Brig. Gen. J. J. Archer
Brig. Gen. William D. Pender
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Confederate Order of Battle
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June 26, 1862
Hanover County, Virginia
Also known as
Mechanicsville or Ellerson's Mill
Confederate Strategic Victory
National Park Service
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, June 26, 1862
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American Battlefield Trust
Beaver Dam Creek - June 26, 1862
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American History Central
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, 1862
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek Facts
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Civil War Monitor
Close Calls at Beaver Dam Creek
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Essential Civil War Curriculum
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Emerging Civil War
On Location: At Beaver Dam Creek with Author Doug Crenshaw
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Warfare History Network
Battle of Mechanicsville: McClellan's Unexploited Victory
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Union Commanders
Forces Engaged: 15,631
Killed: 49
Wounded: 207
Captured or Missing: 105
Total: 361
Union Commanders
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Brig. Gen. George Morell
Brig. Gen. George Sykes
Brig. Gen. John H. Martindale
Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin
Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield
Brig. Gen. George A. McCall
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Union Order of Battle
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