Battle of Oak Grove
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The Battle of Oak Grove was an early engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War, marking Union General George B. McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond, Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Oak Grove canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of French’s Field
King’s School House ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaign | Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin Huger
ⓘ
George McClellan ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
Joseph Hooker ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ |
| commanderRole |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan was overall Union commander of the Army of the Potomac
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
surface form:
Robert E. Lee was overall Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
|
| confederateCasualties | approximately 441 ⓘ |
| confederateStrength | approximately 14,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | June 25, 1862 ⓘ |
| endDate | June 25, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
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Battle of Mechanicsville ⓘ |
| front | Virginia Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
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surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| objective |
advance Union lines closer to Richmond
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prepare for a general assault on Richmond ⓘ |
| partOf | Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| place |
Henrico County
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surface form:
Henrico County, Virginia
near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Yorktown (1862)
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surface form:
Siege of Yorktown (1862)
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| relatedEvent |
Peninsula Campaign retreat of Union forces
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Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
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tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance |
first of the Seven Days Battles
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marked McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | June 25, 1862 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Union advance was limited and partially reversed
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Union forces gained only a small amount of ground ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded area with clearings and farm fields ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | infantry engagement ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | approximately 516 ⓘ |
| unionStrength | approximately 11,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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