Savage's Station

American  

noun

1. a locality in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle in 1862.

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Example Sentences

Sunday found our troops feeling about the swamps for the retreating foe; and once more, late in the afternoon, distant thunder resounded from the severely contested field of Savage's Station, whence the enemy again retreated.

From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

In the battles of Savage’s Station, Glendale and Malvern Hills, they were victorious, and fought as no troops had ever fought before.

From The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer by Optic, Oliver

The rebels attacked our forces with tremendous vigor at Savage’s Station.

From The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer by Optic, Oliver

She remained at her post at Savage's Station, until the last moment, ministering to the wounded until the last load had been dispatched, and then retreating with the army, over land to Harrison's Landing.

From Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by Bellows, Henry W.

He was particularly noted at the battle of Fair Oaks, Savage's Station, and Glendale.

From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by Stevens, George T.