Battle of Pig Point

36°55′00″N 76°26′06″W / 36.91667°N 76.43500°W / 36.91667; -76.43500

Battle of Pig Point
Part of the American Civil War
Date June 5, 1861 Location Pig Point, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia Result Confederate victory, inconclusive Union gunboat withdrew
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John Faunce	Robert B. Pegram John C. Owens
Strength
gunboat crew	shore battery garrison
Casualties and losses
5 wounded	0

The Battle of Pig Point was an early naval battle of the American Civil War, after Lincoln had extended the Union blockade to include Virginia. On June 5, 1861, the Union gunboat USRC Harriet Lane under Captain John Faunce was ordered to attack Pig Point, but due to shallow water, the shots fell short, and the Union suffered five men wounded before withdrawing.