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Henrico County, Virginia

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June 25, 1862 - July 1, 1862

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• Set defensive positions hoping they would draw out Confederate soldiers from Richmond
• This Battle was a try to capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia

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• Hired Robert E. Lee as a commander after their commander was shot
• Developed a very large and strong army.
• Kept attacking Union bases to drive them out
• Protect Richmond at all costs

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George B. McClellan

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Gen. Robert E. Lee

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• Confederate victory
• Lee sacrificed around 5,600 men in order to attack the unions defensive positions which turned to be strategic because General McClellan retreated.

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• The failed attempt to capture the capital and the retreating of the Union army from the Yorktown Peninsula exemplified the end of the Peninsular Campaign
• The union had 103,000 soldiers engaged
• The confederacy had 92,000 soldiers engaged
• The union suffered 15,500 casualties
• The confederacy suffered 20,000 casualties

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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=15&ved=2ahUKEwid2eykorrnAhXPVs0KHQnfCgQQwqsBMA56BAgMEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMEeBckX0_wk&usg=AOvVaw3gK8NeYPt3f421xflUTTL-

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https://www.britannica.com/event/Seven-Days-Battles
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/seven-days-history
https://www.historynet.com/seven-days-battle
https://www.nps.gov/rich/learn/historyculture/sevendays.htm