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Location: Richmond, Virginia.
Date(s): June 25- July 1,1862

Principal Commanders: Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, George B. McClellan, "Stonewall" Jackson.

Estimated Casualties:
15,500 [US]
20,000 [CS]

What Happened: The Seven Days Battle took place over 7 days, along with 6 battles in Richmond Virginia. The Union Army was 100,000 soldiers strong, yet the confederacy still made the Union retreat.

Result(s): Confederate Victory

Goal: Attempt to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA.

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http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/maps/list-cw2.html

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/second-battle-of-bull-run

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/seven-pines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown_(1862)

https://www.britannica.com/event/Seven-Days-Battles

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Location: Hampton Roads harbor
Date(s): March 8-9, 1862

Principal Commanders:
Com. Franklin Buchanan [CS]
Lt. John Worden

Estimated Casualties: 600 total
500 [US]
100[CS]

What Happened: First battle of the "Ironclad" ships. The smaller and faster USS Merrimack aka CSS Virginia defeated the larger and slower USS Monitor. Not only did this battle inspire hope among the Confederacy, it also lead to the end of wooden navies and brought in the age of metal.

Result(s): Confederate Victory

Goal: The goal of this was to create a new type of naval war which pretty much eliminated wooden ships. This was seen as a huge advancement.

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Location: Prince William County
Date(s): August 28-30, 1862

Principal Commanders:
Maj. Gen. John Pope [US]
Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS]
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 22,180 total
13,830 [US]
8,350 [CS]

What Happened:  Confederacy (led by Lee) attacked first and wreaked havoc on the Union. This battle also ended with Union retreating as they did in the first battle of Bull Run. This battle proceeded to greatly lower the moral of the North.

Result(s): Confederate Victory

Goal: The Goal of this battle was one last try for the North to obtain the Virginian Peninsula. However, this failed, and allowed the South to keep their stronghold at their capitol in Richmond.

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Location: Near the site of the 1781 Siege of Yorktown
Date(s): May 3rd, 1862 (supposed to by May 5th)

Principal Commanders:
Gen. George McClellan [US]
Gen. John B. Magruder [CS]
Joseph E. Johnston [CS]

Estimated Casualties:
182 [US]
300 [CS]

What Happened: General McClellan made a very smart decision to travel by sea. They went across the Potomac River across Chesapeake Bay. It was a siege of Yorktown, and when Union finally attacked the Confederates retreated. However, the delay allowed for the confederacy to gather more troops.

Result(s): Union Victory

Goal: To obtain the VA Peninsula

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Location: Henrico County
Date(s): May 31-June 1, 1862

Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan [US]; Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Maj. Gen. G.W. Smith [CS]

Estimated Casualties:
5,739 [US]
7,997 [CS]

What Happened: Johnston tried to overwhelm two Federal corps that were isolated south of the Chickahominy River. There were a lot of casualties. Reinforcements came and more troops came from both sides. Johnston was wounded badly. This influenced the war because it appointment of General Robert E. Lee as Confederate commander. Both sides claimed victory.

Result(s): Inconclusive

Goal: To isolate South of the Chickahominy River.