General George B. McClellan, upon the strong…

1862 CE

General George B. McClellan, upon the strong urging of President Lincoln to begin offensive operations, attacks Virginia in the spring of 1862 by way of the peninsula between the York River and James River, southeast of Richmond.

McClellan's army reaches the gates of Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign.

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Abraham Lincoln View → George B. McClellan View →

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Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Eastern Theater of the American Civil War View → Peninsula Campaign View → Jackson's Valley Campaign View →

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