Battle of Big Bethel

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The Battle of Big Bethel, also known as the Battle of Bethel Church or Great Bethel, was one of the earliest land battles of the American Civil War. It took place on the Virginia Peninsula, near Newport News, on June 10, 1861.

1861  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Bethel Church; Great Bethel
battle, United States, 

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Captain Wintrop at Big Bethel, 1861Captain Wintrop at Big Bethel, 1861
Captain Wintrop at Big Bethel, 1861Captain Wintrop at Big Bethel, 1861
Big Bethel LCCN2004661029Big Bethel LCCN2004661029
Battle of Big Bethel LCCN2010634402Battle of Big Bethel LCCN2010634402
Page from Harper`s Weekly, June 29, 1861 (cropped)Page from Harper's Weekly, June 29, 1861 (cropped)
4th Massachusetts fortifying Camp Butler4th Massachusetts fortifying Camp Butler
Confederate Earth-Works at Big BethelConfederate Earth-Works at Big Bethel
Confederate Monument, Big Bethel Cemetery, Hampton, VirginiaConfederate Monument, Big Bethel Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia
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    objectwatercraftCSS Virginiacasemate ironcladWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CongressshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CumberlandshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Theodore Rooseveltsupercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrierWikidata
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    organisationfactory1886Newport News Shipbuildingshipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding2011Huntington Ingalls Industriesshipbuilding, business, public company, enterpriseWikidata
    sitefort1775Fort Norfolkhistoric district, fortWikidata
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    sitemuseum1959U.S. Army Transportation Museumtransport museum, military museumWikidata
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    commonsimageCaptain Wintrop at Big Bethel, 1861 Commons
    commonsimageCaptain Wintrop at Big Bethel, 1861 Commons
    commonsimageBig Bethel LCCN2004661029 Commons
    commonsimageBattle of Big Bethel LCCN2010634402 Commons
    commonsimagePage from Harper's Weekly, June 29, 1861 (cropped) Commons
    commonsimage4th Massachusetts fortifying Camp Butler Commons
    commonsimageConfederate Earth-Works at Big Bethel Commons
    commonsimageConfederate Monument, Big Bethel Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia Commons
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