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The Battle of Yorktown or siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line.
Despite this, McClellan believed he faced a much larger force and settled in for a month-long siege of Yorktown. [19] The 22nd Massachusetts saw their first action of the war near Yorktown on April 5, 1862, as the regiment was ordered to probe the Confederate lines.
The siege of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, and led to the surrender of General Cornwallis and the capture of both him and his army. The Continental Army 's victory at Yorktown prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March 1862. Mouth of Mattawoman Creek, Md., November 14, 1861. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula March 1862. Peninsula Campaign April to August. Siege of Yorktown April 5–May 4. Seven days before Richmond June 25–July 1. Gaines' Mill June 27. Golding's Farm June 28. Malvern Hill July 1.
As news spread, the AoP's mood changed, and as men, released from the perils of siege warfare, felt a triumphant exhilaration of joy, and were ready to follow McClellan anywhere, so thoroughly had he won their confidence by taking Yorktown without a battle. [134] No longer silenced, bands, drums, and fifes were heard playing in patriotic ...
Left Pennsylvania for Washington, D.C., December 14. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until March 1862. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March 16–18. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Skirmish Yorktown April 11. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven Days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
March 28, 1862: Moved to the Virginia Peninsula and attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac April 5-May 4, 1862: Siege of Yorktown, Va. April 29, 1862: Reconnaissance toward Lee's Mills May 5, 1862: Battle of Williamsburg May 21–23, 1862: Operations about Bottom's Bridge May 24–27, 1862: Reconnaissance to ...
March 7, 1862 - Departed New York City and arrived in Washington, D.C. March 30, 1862 - Embarked at Alexandria, Virginia for the Virginia Peninsula. April 5 to May 4, 1862 - The Siege of Yorktown. April 29, 1862 - Sent on reconnaissance towards Lee's Mills, Virginia. May 5, 1862 - The Battle of Williamsburg. May 20-23, 1862 - Companies A, F, H ...