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May 4, 2019

Fort Darling on Drewry’s Bluff Prevented the Union Navy From Capturing Richmond Via the James River

On May 11th, 1862, the Confederate Ironclad CSS Virginia (aka Merrimack) was blown up outside of Norfolk, Virginia to prevent it from falling into Union hands. Before it was scuttled, the cannons were removed...

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February 26, 2018

Union Artillery Played a Deadly and Decisive Role in the Battle of Malvern Hill

During the Peninsula Campaign in the Spring of 1862, Major General George B. McClellan’s Union Army of the Potomac advanced to the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia before being stopped at the May 31st-June 1st...

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October 16, 2016

The Berkeley Plantation’s Harrison’s Landing Served as Union Army Headquarters and Encampment After the Seven Days Battles

At the conclusion of the Seven Days Battles in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in Virginia, Major General George McClellan and the Army of the Potomac retreated to Harrison’s Landing on the James River. Harrison’s...

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June 15, 2016

The 5th Wisconsin Infantry at the Battle of Williamsburg

On the night of May 3rd, 1862, during the Peninsula Campaign in Virginia, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his forces from his defensive lines at Yorktown, and began retreating towards Richmond. Union army...

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July 11, 2015

General Albion P. Howe’s Report on the Battle of Malvern Hill

The Battle of Malvern Hill was the last of the Seven Days battles of Major General George McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign. In May of 1862, McClellan was closing in on Richmond, Virginia, but his advance...

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July 1, 2012

Battle of Malvern Hill; U.S. Grant Named Commander of Western Union Armies: July 1862

July 1862 in the Civil War In late June 1862, General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces launched a series of battles that pushed Major General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac back from the...

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May 31, 2012

Memphis falls to Union forces; Robert E. Lee Assumes Command of the Army of Northern Virginia; The Seven Days Battles: June 1862

June 1862 in the Civil War The month began with the conclusion of the two day Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond, Virginia on June 1st. Confederate forces attacked Union lines that had been...

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March 16, 2012

The Destruction of the CSS Virginia May 1862

Following the historic clash between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) on March 9th, 1862, Virginia returned to port in Norfolk, Virginia for repairs and refitting. Besides repairing battle damage,...

Tagged: peninsula campaign

Fort Darling on Drewry’s Bluff Prevented the Union Navy From Capturing Richmond Via the James River

Union Artillery Played a Deadly and Decisive Role in the Battle of Malvern Hill

The Berkeley Plantation’s Harrison’s Landing Served as Union Army Headquarters and Encampment After the Seven Days Battles

The 5th Wisconsin Infantry at the Battle of Williamsburg

General Albion P. Howe’s Report on the Battle of Malvern Hill

Battle of Malvern Hill; U.S. Grant Named Commander of Western Union Armies: July 1862

Memphis falls to Union forces; Robert E. Lee Assumes Command of the Army of Northern Virginia; The Seven Days Battles: June 1862

The Destruction of the CSS Virginia May 1862

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