Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River

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event of the American Civil War military maneuver military retreat

The Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River was the post-battle withdrawal movement of the principal Union force during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War, aiming to preserve the army by repositioning it to a more secure, defensible line along the James River.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River canonical	1
Union Army of the Potomac successfully reached the James River	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event of the American Civil War ⓘ military maneuver ⓘ military retreat ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Union withdrawal to the James River ⓘ retreat to Harrison’s Landing ⓘ
associatedWithBattle	Battle of Glendale NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Malvern Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Savage Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of White Oak Swamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaignPhase	final phase of the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
characteristic	conducted under pressure from pursuing Confederate forces ⓘ involved destruction of supplies and bridges to slow pursuit ⓘ involved rearguard actions ⓘ
commandedBy	George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	Army of the Potomac, Department of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
destination	James River NERFINISHED ⓘ
endPoint	Harrison’s Landing on the James River NERFINISHED ⓘ Union lines near Harrison’s Landing ⓘ
follows	Battle of Gaines Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ Union artillery and wagon trains ⓘ Union cavalry screens and rearguards ⓘ Union infantry corps of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
location	Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
logistics	shift of Union supply base from the York River to the James River ⓘ
objective	maintain a defensible base on the James River ⓘ preserve the Army of the Potomac ⓘ reposition to a more secure defensive line ⓘ
opposedBy	Confederate Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Union advance up the Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
reason	concern over extended supply lines toward Richmond ⓘ threat from Robert E. Lee’s offensive ⓘ
relatedTo	Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Union strategy to use the James River as a supply line ⓘ
resultOf	Union defeat in the Seven Days Battles ⓘ
securedBy	Union gunboats on the James River ⓘ
startPoint	positions near the Chickahominy River ⓘ
strategicEffect	ended the Union offensive against Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ preserved the Army of the Potomac as a fighting force ⓘ shifted the initiative to the Confederacy in Virginia ⓘ
supportedBy	Union Navy on the James River NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	July 1862 ⓘ June 1862 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Battle of Glendale → strategicOutcome → Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River ⓘ

Battle of White Oak Swamp → strategicOutcome → Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac successfully reached the James River