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By:Bryre Rehm  & Ben Hostetter

 * 1) Name of battle: Savage's Station
 * 2) Dates battle occurred: June 29, 1862
 * 3) Location(s) of battle: Henrico County
 * 4) Officers in charge (both sides): Maj. Gen. Edwin Sumner [US]; Maj. Gen. John Magruder [CS][[image:USACWsumner.jpg]][[image:genmagruder.jpg width="121" height="154"]]
 * 5) Information on troops present at the battle. Amount, Titles (company, brigade, etc): US= 26,600 troops. CS= 14,000 troops.
 * 6) Brief synopsis of battle (2 paragraph minimum):
 * 7) When the battle began Brig. Gen. Richard Griffith was taken down. This caused Magruder to go into a state of panic, so he requested backup in order to not be attacked by a superior force. Unfortunately, his requested backup time was limited to 2:00 p.m. During this time, the Union wasrebuilding a bridge to stay north and protect the crossings. Then the Union proceded after Richard Griffith's brigade was deystroyed.
 * 8) Margruder desided to stall for a while and then sent his remaining brigades to commande the left and right planks of Savage Station then mistakenly attacked men on their own sides. That is when the Union opened fire. The Confederates attacked with a armored railroad battery they called a Land Merrimack. Then Maj. Gen. Sumner created a random battle plan. It was a very bloody battle with many casualties.
 * 9) Major strategic moves and turning points of battle: the union retreated, but were assaulted by Robert E. Lee. Inflicted serious damage on the Northerners.
 * 10) Outcome of battle - who won, and how they won: severe rain storm caused both sides to retreat.
 * 11) Causalities: 4700 total (US 2500 wounded were captured)
 * 12) Impact of the battle (how this battle impacted the war overall):it was an unsuccessful attempt to take over the confederate capital.[[image:savage_station_richmond_map.jpg width="663" height="651"]]

Sources:

www.webbgarrison.com/ thesoldierfull/362_363.jpg www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ USACWsumner.jpg www.forttours.com/ images/genmagruder.jpg americancivilwar.com/ civil_war_map/savage_sta... http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va019.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Savage%27s_Station