Battle of Malvern Hill

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The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.

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Battle of Malvern Hill canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Frayser’s Farm
surface form: Battle of Poindexter’s Farm
artilleryUsed Union field artillery batteries
associatedPlace Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaign Peninsula Campaign
commander A.P. Hill
D. H. Hill
surface form: D.H. Hill

Fitz John Porter
George McClellan
surface form: George B. McClellan

James Longstreet
John B. Magruder
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
confederateCasualties approximately 5,600 total casualties
confederateForce Army of Northern Virginia
confederateObjective destroy or rout the Army of the Potomac
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date July 1, 1862
endedCampaign Peninsula Campaign
followedBy withdrawal of Union forces to Harrison’s Landing
front Eastern Theater
historicalPeriod 19th century
location Henrico County
surface form: Henrico County, Virginia

Malvern Hill, Virginia
militarySignificance demonstrated power of massed artillery in defensive warfare
marked the failure of the Confederate offensive to destroy the Army of the Potomac during the Seven Days Battles
notableFeature repeated frontal Confederate assaults
strong Union artillery positions
partOf Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
phaseOfWar Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Battle of Glendale
result Union victory
state Virginia
strategicOutcome End of the Peninsula Campaign
strengthConfederate approximately 55,000 soldiers
strengthUnion approximately 54,000 soldiers
tacticalOutcome Union defensive success
terrain elevated open plateau
unionCasualties approximately 3,200 total casualties
unionForce Army of the Potomac
unionObjective cover withdrawal to the James River
year 1862

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Seven Days Battles includesBattle Battle of Malvern Hill
Peninsula Campaign majorBattle Battle of Malvern Hill
Lewis Armistead participatedIn Battle of Malvern Hill
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) engagedIn Battle of Malvern Hill
Colonel Isaac E. Avery battle Battle of Malvern Hill
subject surface form: Isaac E. Avery
Major General Jubal A. Early participatedIn Battle of Malvern Hill
subject surface form: Jubal A. Early
Battle of Glendale followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill
Seven Days’ Campaign involvesBattle Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of Frayser’s Farm followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of White Oak Swamp followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill
Chickahominy River nearBattlefield Battle of Malvern Hill