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The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union's Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, had moved up the Virginia Peninsula, reaching the ...
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from Richmond and into a retreat down the Virginia Peninsula.
66 killed. 362 wounded. 13 missing [1] The Battle of Oak Grove, also known as the Battle of French's Field or King's School House, took place on June 25, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, the first of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan advanced his lines with the objective of ...
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 's Overland Campaign, and is remembered as one of American history's most lopsided battles.
80,000+ slaves dead (disease) 60,000 documented plus 'tens of thousands' undocumented gives a minimum of 80,000 slave deaths. [10] The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [f] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in ...
From Belmont (November 1861) to Shiloh (April 1862) The focus early in the war was on two critical states: Missouri and Kentucky. The loss of either would have been a crippling blow to the Union cause. Primarily because of the successes of Captain Nathaniel Lyon and his victory at Boonville in June, Missouri was held in the Union. The state of ...
The Seven Days Battles began with a Union attack in the minor Battle of Oak Grove on June 25, 1862, but McClellan quickly lost the initiative as Lee began a series of attacks at Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville) on June 26, Gaines' Mill on June 27, the minor actions at Garnett's and Golding's Farm on June 27 and June 28, and the attack on the Union rear guard at Savage's Station on June 29.
Image of Lieutenant General A.P. Hill. Created in the late May and June 1862, the Light Division included six brigades from six Confederate states. [1] The First Brigade was a Virginia brigade under the command of Brigadier General Charles W. Field. [2] The brigade initially included the 40th, 47th and 55th Virginia Infantry Regiments and the ...