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Battle of Ware Bottom Church

Name: Battle of Ware Bottom Church
Start: 1864-05-20
Location: Ware Bottom Church

When: May 20, 1864
Where: Ware Bottom Church
Part of: Overland Campaign opens: Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Sedgwick's death, Yellow Tavern and Ware Bottom Church

A Confederate victory occurred in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign on May 20, 1864.

The Battle of Ware Bottom Church was fought on May 20, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The church stood until June 18, 1864, when it became a source of annoyance for Parker's Virginia Battery.

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