Federal guns at Malvern Hill.
Battle Summary:
George B. McClellan had pushed his Army of the Potomac, up the James
River peninsula, in what became know as the Peninsula Campaign. It was
a huge operation, delivering 100,000+ troops from Alexandria to Fortress
Monroe. McClellan led his army up the peninsula to the "Gates of
Richmond" - where soldiers could see the steeples in the city. At
Seven Pines,
Joseph E. Johnston, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
was seriously wounded and
Robert E. Lee....
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