and demoralized. After severe fighting, Butler extricated his army from battle, withdrawing again to his Bermuda Hundred line. Butler's offensive against Richmond was effectively ended. Ware Bottom Church (May 20) Confederate forces under Beauregard attacked Butler's line near Ware Bottom Church. About 10,000 troops were involved in this action. After driving back Butler's advanced pickets, the Confederates constructed the Howlett Line, effectively bottling up the Federals at Bermuda Hundred. Aftermath Butler's expedition was an overall failure, and he was "bottled up" at Bermuda Hundred, unable to move. Although he was able to distract Confederate forces for a brief time, their victories at Proctor's Creek and Ware Bottom Church enabled Beauregard to detach strong reinforcements for Lee's army in time for the fighting at Cold Harbor. In Grant's Personal Memoirs he described a conversation with his Chief Engineer regarding Butler's predicament: Butler's forces were eventually used in the Siege of Petersburg. Bermuda Hundred was garrisoned by Federal troops throughout the siege. See also Francis Morrison Overland Campaign Point of Rocks Notes References National Park Service battle descriptions Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. 2 vols. Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885–86. . Further reading Chick, Sean Michael. Grant's Left Hook: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, May 5–June 7, 1864. El Dorado Hills, California: Savas Beatie, 2021. . Robertson, William Glenn. Backdoor to Richmond: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, April–June 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. . Schiller, Herbert M. The Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Dayton: Morningside, 1988. External links Civil War in Chesterfield County, with animated battle maps Military operations of the American Civil War in Virginia