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Battle of Wilson's Wharf
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| Battle of Wilson's Wharf | |||||||
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| Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Confederate States of America | United States of America | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Fitzhugh Lee | Edward A. Wild | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 | 1,800 | ||||||
| Grant's Overland Campaign |
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| Wilderness – Spotsylvania Court House – Yellow Tavern – Meadow Bridge – Wilson's Wharf – North Anna – Haw's Shop – Totopotomoy Creek – Old Church – Cold Harbor – Trevilian Station – Saint Mary's Church |
The Battle of Wilson’s Wharf (also called the Battle of Fort Pocahontas) was a battle in Union General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
On May 24, Confederate Major General Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry division (about 3,000 men) attacked the Union supply depot at Wilson's Wharf, on the James River in eastern Charles City, Virginia and was repulsed by two African American regiments under of the United States Colored Troops under the command of Brigadier General Edward A. Wild (about 1,800 men), who were in the process of constructing a fortification there, which was subsequently named Fort Pocahontas.
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