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The Battle of Mathias Point , Virginia -LRB- June 27 , 1861 -RRB- was an early naval action of the American Civil War in connection with the Union blockade and the corresponding effort by the Confederates to deny use of the Potomac to the enemy .. American Civil War. American Civil War. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Union blockade. Union blockade. Confederates. Confederate States Army. Potomac. Potomac River. Two Union gunboats tried to prevent the Confederates from installing a battery on the Potomac at Mathias Point in King George County , Virginia .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Confederates. Confederate States Army. Potomac. Potomac River. A landing party prepared to install their own battery , but were beaten back before they could unload their guns from the .. Cannon fire from this vessel kept the Confederates temporarily at bay , and Commander James H. Ward ordered another landing .. James H. Ward. James H. Ward. Confederates. Confederate States Army. This was also repulsed , and Ward was killed , becoming the first Union Navy officer to be killed in the war .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). The Confederates held this position until March 1862 .. Confederates. Confederate States Army