Tag: Lee’s Mill

Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 1

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Colonial National Historical Park, Hampton Roads, Scenic Byways, Virginia5 Comments

- Civil War Series - Nearly a year after the onset of the conflict at Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Civil War had seen very few significant military engagements in the Eastern Theater. Following the Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, both sides played defense: strengthening their fortifications, bolstering their ranks, and eyeing …

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Lee’s Mill Trail (Lee’s Mill Historic Park, VA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Easy Hikes, Hampton Roads, Virginia3 Comments

- Civil War Series - The Battle of Lee’s Mill on April 5, 1862 was, by all accounts, a minor engagement in the Civil War: it produced only 10 Confederate and 12 Union casualties. In the narrative of Union Maj. Gen. George McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, however, it was very consequential; a fierce Confederate resistance forced …

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