Battle of Swift Creek

Battle of Swift Creek
	Part of American Civil War
Date	May 9, 1864
Location	Chesterfield County, Virginia37°17′10″N 77°24′42″W / 37.2861°N 77.4118°W
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Butler	P. G. T. Beauregard
Strength
5 gunboats ; 14,000	4,200
Casualties and losses
	990
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Virginia

The Battle of Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church was fought on May 9, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.^[2]^[1] Union forces were only partially successful: they inflicted damage on the local railroad, but further advance was halted.

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