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 Echoes of Thunder
A Guide to the Seven Days
Battles This is a valuable and welcome addition to this series of battlefield guides. This book will provide you with a guide on the field or it will supplement reading about the American Civil War battle of The Seven Days. Malvern Hill
Poindexter's Farm
Civil War VirginiaAmerican Civil War
July 1, 1862
This was the sixth and last of the Seven Days' Battles.
On July 1, 1862, General Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill. The Confederates suffered more than 5,300 casualties without gaining an inch of ground.
Despite his victory, McClellan withdrew to entrench at Harrison's Landing on James River, where his army was protected by gunboats. This ended the Peninsular Campaign.
When McClellan's army ceased to threaten Richmond, Lee sent Jackson to operate against Major General John Pope's army along the Rapidan River, thus initiating the Northern Virginia Campaign.
Result(s): Union victory
Location: Henrico County
Campaign: Peninsular Campaign (March-September 1862) previous battle in campaign Campaigns
Date(s): July 1, 1862
Principal Commanders: Major General George B. McClellan [US]; General Robert E. Lee [CS]
Forces Engaged: Armies
Estimated Casualties: 8,500 total
Seven Days Battles Map
 George B. Mcclellan
The Young Napoleon
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The Gun-boats Galena and Mahaska shelling the Rebels at Harrison's Landing, July 1, 1862
Line engraving, based on a sketch "by an officer of the Navy", published in "Harper's Weekly", Volume 6, July-December 1862, page 470.
USS Galena is at left and USS Mahaska is at right.
Original Work The Seven Days By Joe Ryan
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Campaign For three months General McClellan battled his way toward Richmond, but then CSA General Lee took command of the Confederate forces. In seven days, Lee drove the cautious McClellan out, thereby changing the course of the war
 72 Piece Civil War Army Men Play Set 52mm Union and
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The complex general who, though gifted with administrative and organizational skills, was unable and unwilling to fight with the splendid army he had created. In this book, Rowland presents a framework in which early Civil War command can be viewed without direct comparison to the final two years of the war
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A window into the Union's internal conflict at building a military leadership team. Lincoln's administration in disarray, with relations between the president and field commander McClellan strained to the breaking point. Shows how the fortunes of war shifted abruptly in the Union's favor, climaxing at Antietam.
 Lee Vs. McClellan: The First Campaign An interesting account of the
struggle for western Virginia in 1861. It follows that year's rolls of Generals McClellan and Lee; the former using the successes of the campaign to further his reputation and career, and the latter struggling to straighten out a quagmire and failing to do so
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 Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65 The blockade runners of the Civil War
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McClellan's Own Story Born in Philadelphia on December 3, 1826, George B. McClellan graduated from West Point in 1846 before serving in the Mexican War. At the start of the Civil War, McClellan was put in a position of leadership and after a successful campaign in
Virginia he was given command of the Army of Potomac, one of the Union's strongest armies. He led the Peninsular campaign with almost 100,000 troops under his command. marching toward Richmond.
Sources:
U.S. National Park Service
U.S. Library of Congress.
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