Saint Mary's Church VA066

supportedunresolved Sheridan says prisoners told him Chambliss's brigade was the advance of the enemy's cavalry corps and had advised Hampton of the crossing; Hampton says he took position fearing Sheridan might pass up the James.

Attributed knowledge from interested commanders.

supportedunresolved Sheridan says he was escorting a train of over 900 wagons from White House, which the engagement saved and which should never have been left to the cavalry; NPS says he fought to protect a long supply train.

Transport statements from the Union commander and a summary; no return inspected.

supportedunresolved Hampton says he determined to attack, his operations aiming to defeat Sheridan's movement in the Confederate rear; NPS says Hampton tried to cut off Sheridan's cavalry. Sheridan says Gregg was to hold until the transportation passed Charles City Court-House.

Stated aims from interested commanders and a summary.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen result reads Inconclusive and the live result Indecisive. Sheridan says Gregg fought until after dark and retired in some confusion without loss of material, saving the train; Hampton says the enemy was completely routed and pursued to within 2½ miles of Charles City Court-House.

Retain the original result and engagement interval; later movements and campaign contribution are different measures. No new probabilities or individual causal credit. The commanders' characterizations conflict.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen casualty text reads 630 total; the live field reads zero. Hampton gives 157 prisoners taken and his own division's loss as 6 killed and 59 wounded, the other commands' losses not having reached him. Sheridan's inspected passages give no count.

Original casualty returns were not inspected; preserve totals, categories, cutoffs and differences. No canonical reconciliation or casualty-based opening count; related actions must not be added without resolving population overlap. Hampton's figure covers his own division only.

supportedunresolved Hampton says the whole line charged under the immediate command of Fitzhugh Lee, and credits Chambliss and Gary. Sheridan criticizes the order leaving the train to the cavalry. The frozen commanders are Major Generals Hampton and Sheridan; the live page gives Hampton as Lieutenant General.

Roles attributed as stated; the live rank is not adopted. No listed commander receives automatic sole credit.

unknownunresolved

No inspected return establishes matched personnel at a common opening boundary. The frozen side-specific numerical strength bounds are blank (missing_numeric_strength). No figure in this pass is adopted as a simultaneous opening force.

disputedunresolved The frozen force field reads Divisions and the live field zero. Sheridan says Gregg was attacked by the entire cavalry corps of the enemy while Torbert escorted the trains. Hampton names Gary's and Chambliss's brigades and Wickham's, under Fitzhugh Lee, in the attack, with Lomax left holding the river road.

Sheridan's 'entire cavalry corps' and Hampton's detachment of Lomax conflict; no counts. None is adopted as a matched opening strength; live zeros are not measured absence.

supportedunresolved Hampton says the enemy had thrown up strong works along his whole line and held a strong position; Sheridan says Gregg was on the road to Saint Mary's Church covering the train's right flank.

Works built during the engagement; no map verification.