Peninsula campaign driving route seven days battles driving route alternate peninsula campaign driving route 1862 peninsula campaign site other civil war trails site national state or county park information or welcome center 1 3 2 4 5. Lc civil war maps 2nd ed 602. New york 1862 scale ca.
Showing also the interesting localities along the james chickahominy and york rivers compiled from the official maps of the war department. Hare s map of the vicinity of richmond and peninsular campaign in virginia. Description derived from published bibliography.
Lee and his corps commanders in 1864. Fac simile reproduction of the confederate war map of the vicinity of richmond and part of the peninsula which was issued to gen l. Maps relating to virginia 1134 cover title.
Lc civil war maps 2nd ed 626 swem e g. A union victory at pea ridge in early march removed another rebel army from the. Grant s capture of forts henry and donelson in february secured western tennessee for his army to operate.
In january a victory at mill springs in kentucky chased a confederate army out of that critical border state. The year 1862 began well for the armies charged with defending the union. Lee which spared the confederate capital.
Mcclellan s attempt to capture richmond and the seven days battles waged by robert e. The peninsula animated map created by the american battlefield trust covers four months of game changing combat during the peninsula campaign union gen. This animated map brings the peninsula campaign of the american civil war to life complete with troop movement animations narratives and video.
Lee took the initiative attacking the union army in what would be known as the seven days battles.
Civil war peninsula campaign map. The american battlefield trust s map of the peninsula campaign of 1862 from april 4 to june 1 1862 maj. Mcclellan s army of the potomac moved up the virginia peninsula between the york and james rivers toward richmond. After the fall of portsmouth and the scuttling of the ironclad css virginia may 10 11 the union navy could safely advance up the rivers and protect. Peninsula campaign map of southeastern virginia additional map the peninsula campaign also known as the peninsular campaign of the american civil war was a major union operation launched in southeastern virginia from march through july 1862 the first large scale offensive in the eastern theater.
The end of the war seemed near at hand. But in a bold stroke robert e.
But in a bold stroke robert e. The end of the war seemed near at hand. Peninsula campaign map of southeastern virginia additional map the peninsula campaign also known as the peninsular campaign of the american civil war was a major union operation launched in southeastern virginia from march through july 1862 the first large scale offensive in the eastern theater.
After the fall of portsmouth and the scuttling of the ironclad css virginia may 10 11 the union navy could safely advance up the rivers and protect. Mcclellan s army of the potomac moved up the virginia peninsula between the york and james rivers toward richmond. The american battlefield trust s map of the peninsula campaign of 1862 from april 4 to june 1 1862 maj.
