Battle Detail

Sewell's Point

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Campaign:: Union Blockade of Chesapeake Bay
Date(s):: May-June 1861
Principal Commanders:: Lieutenant Daniel Braine [US] Brigadier General Walter Gwynn [CS]
Forces Engaged:: 0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
Estimated Casualties:: 0 total (US 0; CS 0;)
Description:: Two Union gunboats, including USS Monticello, dueled with Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point in an attempt to enforce the blockade of Hampton Roads. The two sides did each other little harm.
Results:: Indecisive
CWSAC Reference #:: VA001
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