Peninsula Campaign

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Union offensive military campaign

The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Peninsula Campaign canonical	66
Siege of Yorktown (1862)	3
Confederate forces on the Virginia Peninsula	1
Peninsula Campaign of the Union Army	1
Peninsula Campaign operations before Richmond	1
Peninsula Campaign preliminary operations	1
Peninsular Campaign	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union offensive ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Peninsula Campaign ⓘ surface form: Peninsular Campaign
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaignPhase	Seven Days Battles ⓘ
commander	George McClellan ⓘ surface form: George B. McClellan Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ
conflictIn	American Civil War ⓘ
consequence	Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Union withdrawal from the Virginia Peninsula ⓘ prolongation of the American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1862-07-01 ⓘ
followedBy	Maryland Campaign ⓘ Northern Virginia Campaign ⓘ
front	Virginia front ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Army of the Potomac ⓘ
keyCity	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ Williamsburg ⓘ surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Yorktown, Virginia
location	Virginia ⓘ Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Beaver Dam Creek ⓘ Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ surface form: Battle of Gaines's Mill Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm ⓘ surface form: Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farm Battle of Glendale ⓘ Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ surface form: Battle of Savage's Station Battle of Seven Pines ⓘ Battle of Williamsburg ⓘ Peninsula Campaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Yorktown (1862)
notableEvent	wounding of Joseph E. Johnston at Seven Pines ⓘ
notableFor	first large-scale Union offensive toward Richmond ⓘ introduction of Robert E. Lee as principal Confederate field commander ⓘ
objective	capture Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy	First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
result	Confederate victory ⓘ
startDate	1862-03-17 ⓘ
theater	Eastern United States ⓘ
usedRoute	James River ⓘ York River ⓘ
usedStrategy	amphibious landing ⓘ siege operations ⓘ
year	1862 ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

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

James Longstreet → participantIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

George McClellan → notableBattle → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: George B. McClellan

Army of Northern Virginia → engagedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Seven Days Battles → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Seven Days Battles → opponentOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsula Campaign of the Union Army

McClellan’s Own Story → focusesOn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Little Mac → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: George B. McClellan

Young Napoleon → relatedEvent → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

J.E.B. Stuart → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Union Army → notableCampaign → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → engagedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Second Battle of Bull Run → precededBy → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Peninsula Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular Campaign

Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Peninsula Campaign self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Yorktown (1862)

Gouverneur Kemble Warren → participantIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Fair Oaks → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Fair Oaks → precededBy → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Yorktown (1862)

Lewis Armistead → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → notableCampaign → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → notableEngagement → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

44th New York Infantry → engagement → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → notableEngagement → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Army of the Peninsula → engagedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Yorktown (1862)

Joseph E. Johnston → notableFor → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Northern Virginia Campaign → precededBy → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

George Pickett → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

John B. Magruder → commanded → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Confederate forces on the Virginia Peninsula

John B. Magruder → notableBattle → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Richard H. Anderson → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

1st Massachusetts Cavalry → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Daniel Sickles → battle → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Glendale → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Glendale → campaign → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Seven Days’ Campaign → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Richmond defenses → associatedCampaign → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

D. H. Hill → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Joseph Hooker → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Darius N. Couch → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Major General Joseph Hooker → battle → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Joseph Hooker

Battle of Oak Grove → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Oak Grove → campaign → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Daniel Butterfield → battle → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek → campaign → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek → precededBy → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsula Campaign preliminary operations

Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Mechanicsville → partOf → Peninsula Campaign ⓘ