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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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 → 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 (17)

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

Peninsula Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Peninsula Campaign →

this entity surface form: "Peninsular Campaign"

Army of Northern Virginia → engagedIn → Peninsula Campaign →

Army of the Potomac → engagedIn → Peninsula Campaign →

McClellan’s Own Story → focusesOn → Peninsula Campaign →

Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Peninsula Campaign →

this entity surface form: "Siege of Yorktown (1862)"

George McClellan → notableBattle → Peninsula Campaign →

subject surface form: "George B. McClellan"

Union Army → notableCampaign → Peninsula Campaign →

Seven Days Battles → opponentOf → Peninsula Campaign →

this entity surface form: "Peninsula Campaign of the Union Army"

Battle of Fair Oaks → partOf → Peninsula Campaign →

Seven Days Battles → partOf → Peninsula Campaign →

Gouverneur Kemble Warren → participantIn → Peninsula Campaign →

James Longstreet → participantIn → Peninsula Campaign →

Little Mac → participatedIn → Peninsula Campaign →

subject surface form: "George B. McClellan"

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

Battle of Fair Oaks → precededBy → Peninsula Campaign →

this entity surface form: "Siege of Yorktown (1862)"

Second Battle of Bull Run → precededBy → Peninsula Campaign →

Young Napoleon → relatedEvent → Peninsula Campaign →