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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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Gaines’ Mill Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)

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

- Civil War Series - Following General Robert E. Lee’s defeat the day prior at Beaver Dam Creek, the Confederate Army won a decisive but costly victory on June 27, 1862 in the Battle of Gaines’ Mill. Attempting to catch the Federal Army as it was retreating south to the James River, Lee sent the …

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