Battle of Sewell's Point

Battle of Sewell's Point

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conflict=Battle of Sewell's Point
colour_scheme=background:#ffcccc;color:#2222cc


caption=
partof=American Civil War
date=May 18May 19, 1861
place=Norfolk, Virginia
result=Inconclusive
combatant1= flagicon|USA|1859 United States (Union)
combatant2= flagicon|CSA|1861a CSA (Confederacy)
commander1=D.L. Braine
commander2=Walter Gwynn
Peyton H. Colquitt
strength1=Two gunboats
strength2=battery garrison
casualties1=10 total (US and CS)
casualties2=10 total (US and CS)|

The Battle of Sewell's Point took place from May 18-May 19, 1861 in Norfolk County, Virginia as part of the blockade of Chesapeake Bay during the American Civil War.

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.

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* [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va001.htm CWSAC Battle Summary, National Park Service]


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