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Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 2

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Scenic Byways, Virginia2 Comments

- Civil War Series - The 1862 Peninsula Campaign, intended by the Union to put a decisive end to the Civil War by capturing the Confederate capital of Richmond, began with a slow start. Gen. George McClellan, despite setting out in March 1862 with the largest army the continent had ever seen, inched up the …

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Beaver Dam Creek Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Easy Hikes, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia3 Comments

- Civil War Series - The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek—also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson’s Mill—is widely remembered today for being General Robert E. Lee’s debut as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. With the Union Army on the doorstep of Richmond in June 1862, Lee embarked on a series …

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