Peninsula Campaign

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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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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

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Battle of Mechanicsville campaign Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Mechanicsville precededBy Peninsula Campaign
this entity surface form: Peninsula Campaign operations before Richmond
Battle of Frayser’s Farm partOf Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Gaines’s Mill partOf Peninsula Campaign
subject surface form: Battle of Gaines's Mill
Battle of White Oak Swamp partOf Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Savage’s Station partOf Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Savage’s Station campaign Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Malvern Hill partOf Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Malvern Hill campaign Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Malvern Hill endedCampaign Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Ball's Bluff followedBy Peninsula Campaign
Philip Kearny participatedIn Peninsula Campaign
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs participatedIn Peninsula Campaign
subject surface form: Robert Toombs
John E. Wool notableBattle Peninsula Campaign
Chickahominy River playedStrategicRoleIn Peninsula Campaign
Joseph Bradford Carr participatedIn Peninsula Campaign
Irish Brigade (Union) engagedInBattle Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Williamsburg partOf Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Williamsburg campaign Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Seven Pines partOf Peninsula Campaign
Gustavus W. Smith battle Peninsula Campaign
George Dashiell Bayard battle Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Hampton Roads partOf Peninsula Campaign