Confederate Forces Stop Union Attack at the Battle of Swift Creek

On the hot afternoon of Monday, May 9, 1864, the normally quiet banks along Swift Creek erupted with the crackle of musketry and the roar of artillery. The sharp fighting that followed lasted far into the night and resulted in several hundred casualties. This battle, known as "Swift Creek" or "Arrowfield Church" ended in a strategic victory for the Confederates and ensured the safety of Petersburg from Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler's Federal Army of the James, which had landed unexpectedly on Bermuda Hundred just four days before.

http://www.colonial-heights.com/HistorySwiftCrk...