A Confederate Win That Didn't Mean Much

The Battle of Totopotomoy Creek (also known as the Battle of Bethesda Church, Crumps Creek, Matadequin Creek, Shady Grove Road, and Hanovertown), was fought on May 29 – 30, 1864, in Hanover County, Virginia. The fourth major engagement of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign, the battle of was a technical victory for the Confederates because the Southerners maintained possession of the battlefield when the fighting ended. Despite their accomplishment, however, the Rebels did not stop Grant's advance into the heart of the Confederacy.