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As McClellan's army reached the outskirts of Richmond, a minor battle occurred at Hanover Court House, but it was followed by a surprise attack by Johnston at the Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks.
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Jackson's army was then recalled to Richmond to join Robert E. Lee in protecting the city against Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac in the Peninsula Campaign.
After McClellan's troops had taken Yorktown on the York River, his army followed the retreating Confederates, and gained another victory over them on May 5, 1862, at Williamsburg, the old colonial capital, which was located on high ground between the York and James Rivers about ten miles ( 16 km ) below the mouth of the Chickahominy.
Despite being significantly outnumbered, Lee's army delayed McClellan's advance for a day before withdrawing.
Although he was being pursued at a leisurely pace by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, outnumbering him more than two to one, Lee chose the risky strategy of dividing his army and sent one portion to converge and attack Harpers Ferry from three directions.
Pope was dismissed from command and his army merged with McClellan's.
Lee then turned northward to deal with the Union Army of Virginia, commanded by Major General John Pope, planning to defeat Pope's army before it could unite with McClellan's army arriving from the Peninsula.
The Seven Days ended with McClellan's army in relative safety next to the James River, having suffered almost 16, 000 casualties during the retreat.
Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his 60, 000-man army from the Virginia Peninsula as McClellan's army pursued him and approached the Confederate capital of Richmond.
Johnston withdrew his 60, 000-man army from the Virginia Peninsula as McClellan's army pursued him and approached the Confederate capital of Richmond.
The new commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, used the following three and a half weeks to reorganize his army, extend his defensive lines, and plan offensive operations against McClellan's larger army.
He planned to shift his 90, 000-man Confederate army to the north of Richmond, and attack McClellan's right flank.
Stuart had ridden around McClellan's army, confirming that the flank was open — not anchored on Totopotomoy Creek — and vulnerable.
Lee planned to use Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's force, transported by rail from the Shenandoah Valley, to attack on McClellan's right and rear, while the remainder of his army under Maj. Gens.
While Lee's main attack at Gaines ' Mill was progressing on June 27, the Confederates south of the Chickahominy performed a reconnaissance in force to determine the location of McClellan's retreating army.
McClellan's and reached
By June the expedition reached the source of the north fork of the river and Marcy named a small tributary McClellan's Creek.
Lee would have only one more opportunity to intercept McClellan's army before it reached the safety of the river and the end of the Seven Days, at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1.
McClellan's and outskirts
Following the stalemate at the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31 and June 1, 1862, McClellan's Army of the Potomac sat passively in their positions around the eastern outskirts of Richmond.
McClellan's and Richmond
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The minor battle was McClellan's only tactical offensive action against Richmond.
McClellan's Army of the Potomac had pushed to within a few miles of the Confederate capital of Richmond and had stalled following the Battle of Seven Pines in late May 1862.
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After reporting to the Union authorities in Washington that a further advance on Richmond was hopeless, McClellan's army was slowly transferred to northern Virginia to reinforce Pope.
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The ruse delayed McClellan's movements, causing the cautious leader to plan and deploy an elaborate siege of Yorktown, which was abandoned by the Confederates retreating towards Williamsburg and Richmond only a short time before McClellan intended to launch his siege.
McClellan's and battle
It is the final battle in the Seven Days Campaign, part of George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.
The battle was tactically inconclusive, although Lee failed to achieve his objective of preventing the Federal escape and crippling McClellan's army, if not destroying it.
During McClellan's absence, Sumner directed the inconclusive battle, which failed to impede the Confederate withdrawal up the Peninsula, and McClellan wrote to his wife, " Sumner had proved that he was even a greater fool than I had supposed & had come within an ace of having us defeated.
While Major General George B. McClellan's 87, 000-man Army of the Potomac was moving to intercept Lee, a Union soldier discovered a mislaid copy of the detailed battle plans of Lee's army.
McClellan's two-to-one advantage in the battle was almost completely nullified by a lack of coordination and concentration of Union forces, which allowed Lee to shift his defensive forces to parry each thrust.
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