Battle of Honey Hill

Battle of Honey Hill
	Part of the American Civil War
	; Plan of the Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina
Date	November 30, 1864
Location	Beaufort County (present-day Jasper County), South Carolina32°29′10″N 80°56′03″W / 32.4860°N 80.9343°W
Result	Confederate victory
Belligerents
Confederate States	United States (Union)
Commanders and leaders
Charles J. Colcock; Gustavus W. Smith;	John P. Hatch
Units involved
Military District of Georgia; Georgia Militia;	Coastal Division, Department of the South ; South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Strength
1,400	5,000
Casualties and losses
50 total ; 8 killed ; 42 wounded	755 total ; 88 killed, ; 623 wounded ; 44 captured
	Honey Hill Location within South Carolina

The Battle of Honey Hill was the third battle of Savannah campaign, fought November 30, 1864, during the American Civil War. It did not involve Major General William T. Sherman's main force, marching from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, but was a failed Union Army expedition under Brig. Gen. John P. Hatch that attempted to cut off the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in support of Sherman's projected arrival in Savannah.