The Union rearguard under Maj. Gen. William Franklin stopped Jackson’s divisions at the White Oak Bridge crossing, resulting in an artillery duel, while the main battle raged two miles farther south at Glendale or Frayser’s Farm. White Oak Swamp can be considered part of the Glendale engagement.
References
CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm)
The Battle of WhiteOakSwamp took place on June 30, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War.
William B. Franklin stopped Stonewall Jackson's divisions at the WhiteOak Bridge crossing, resulting in an artillery duel, while the main Battle of Glendale raged two miles farther south around Frayser's Farm.
WhiteOakSwamp is generally considered to be part of the Glendale engagement.
Prior to the Civil War, Munford was a cotton planter in Mississippi and farmer in Bedford County, Virginia.
During the Peninsula Campaign, he led his men at the Battle of WhiteOakSwamp and served with efficiency in the 2nd Manassas Campaign.
They participated in several of Stuart's cavalry battles during the 1863 Gettysburg and Bristoe Campaigns, as well as in cavalry actions in the spring of 1864 under Fitzhugh Lee.
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