...Union forces withdraw to a new base…

July 1862 CE

...Union forces withdraw to a new base of operations at Harrison's Landing on the James River.

Casualties on the Union side total 15,849, with 1,734 killed, 8,062 wounded, and an astonishing 6,053 reported missing.

Confederate casualties are much higher at 20,641, including 3,468 killed, 16,261 wounded, and 875 missing.

McClellan's failure to capture Richmond, and the subsequent withdrawal of the Union's Army of the Potomac from the Yorktown Peninsula, signifies the end of the Peninsular Campaign.

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Richmond Richmond Virginia United States View →

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George B. McClellan View → Robert E. Lee 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 → Seven Days Battles View →

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