Battle of Proctor's Creek

Battle of Proctor's Creek
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	May 12, 1864 – May 16, 1864
Location	Chesterfield County, Virginia
Result	Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin F. Butler	P. G. T. Beauregard
Strength
30,000	18,000
Casualties and losses
	6,600

The Battle of Proctor's Creek -- also referred to as Drewry's Bluff or Fort Darling -- was fought from May 12 to May 16, 1864, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War. Proctor's Creek was named for Charles Proctor, who lived and farmed on the land surrounding most of the creek.

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