Battle of Frayser’s Farm

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The Battle of Frayser’s Farm was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attacked retreating Union troops as part of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Glendale
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
surface form: Battle of Nelson’s Farm

Battle of New Market Road
Battle of Riddell’s Shop
associatedRiver James River
belligerent Confederate States Army
surface form: Confederate Army

Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederate States

Union Army
United States of America
surface form: United States
campaignObjective to cut off the Union Army of the Potomac’s retreat to the James River
commander Edwin V. Sumner
George McClellan
surface form: George B. McClellan

James Longstreet
Joseph Hooker
Philip Kearny
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
confederateObjective defeat a portion of the Union army in detail
conflict American Civil War
consequence Union army continued retreat to Malvern Hill
set stage for Battle of Malvern Hill
date June 30, 1862
followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
location Henrico County
surface form: Henrico County, Virginia

near Richmond, Virginia
namedAfter Brawner Farm
surface form: Frayser’s Farm
opponentAction Confederate forces attacked retreating Union troops
partOf Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
precededBy Battle of Savage’s Station
primaryConfederateForce Army of Northern Virginia
primaryUnionForce Army of the Potomac
result inconclusive
tactically inconclusive Confederate attacks
state Virginia
strategicContext Confederate attempt to destroy isolated Union corps
Union retreat from positions before Richmond
tacticalDescription Confederate assaults against a rearguard Union defensive line
tacticalOutcome Union line bent but not broken
theater operations around Richmond
timePeriod Seven Days Battles
surface form: Seven Days Battles, June–July 1862
typeOfEngagement land battle
unionObjective protect retreat route to the James River
year 1862

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Seven Days Battles includesBattle Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Battle of Glendale alsoKnownAs Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Seven Days’ Campaign involvesBattle Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Battle of Malvern Hill alsoKnownAs Battle of Frayser’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of Poindexter’s Farm
Colonel Maxcy Gregg participatedIn Battle of Frayser’s Farm
subject surface form: Maxcy Gregg
this entity surface form: Battle of Frayser's Farm