Battle of Gaines’s Mill

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Gaines’s Mill was a major American Civil War engagement in June 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, marking Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first major victory over Union forces near Richmond, Virginia.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Gaines’s Mill canonical	8
Battle of Gaines' Mill	7
Battle of Gaines's Mill	2
Battle of Gaines Mill	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ surface form: First Battle of Cold Harbor
associatedWith	Gaines Mill, Virginia ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
campaign	Seven Days Battles ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate	over 7,900 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesUnion	over 6,800 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
combatant	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Army of the Potomac ⓘ Confederate States Army ⓘ surface form: Confederate Army Union Army ⓘ
commander	A.P. Hill ⓘ surface form: A. P. Hill Fitz John Porter ⓘ George McClellan ⓘ surface form: George B. McClellan James Longstreet ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	June 27, 1862 ⓘ
duration	one day ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ surface form: Battle of Savage's Station
front	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
geographicalContext	Virginia ⓘ
locationFeature	north bank of the Chickahominy River ⓘ
near	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
notableFor	Robert E. Lee’s first major victory commanding the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ largest Confederate attack of the Seven Days Battles ⓘ
objective	to break the Union right flank ⓘ
partOf	Peninsula Campaign ⓘ operations around Richmond ⓘ
place	Hanover County, Virginia ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Beaver Dam Creek ⓘ
primaryConfederateFormation	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryUnionFormation	V Corps (Army of the Potomac) ⓘ surface form: V Corps, Army of the Potomac
result	Confederate victory ⓘ
river	Chickahominy River ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
strategicSignificance	first major offensive victory for Robert E. Lee ⓘ forced Union Army of the Potomac to retreat toward the James River ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	Union defensive line broken late in the day ⓘ
theater	Eastern Theater ⓘ
timePeriod	American Civil War ⓘ surface form: American Civil War era
troopStrengthConfederate	approximately 57,000 soldiers ⓘ
troopStrengthUnion	approximately 34,000 soldiers ⓘ
year	1862 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seven Days Battles → includesBattle → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines's Mill

1st Texas Infantry → engagement → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

John Bell Hood → battle → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines's Mill

Colonel Isaac E. Avery → battle → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

subject surface form: Isaac E. Avery

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

George Pickett → participatedIn → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

John F. Reynolds → participatedIn → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm → followedBy → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Battle of Glendale → precededBy → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Seven Days’ Campaign → involvesBattle → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Daniel Butterfield → battle → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

Daniel Butterfield → awardReceivedFor → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek → followedBy → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Battle of Mechanicsville → followedBy → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Battle of White Oak Swamp → precededBy → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Battle of Savage’s Station → precededBy → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

Colonel Maxcy Gregg → participatedIn → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

subject surface form: Maxcy Gregg

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines' Mill

Chickahominy River → nearBattlefield → Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Gaines Mill