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At the River The reconnaissance of the new Confederate line made it obvious that further movement toward Richmond would depend on successfully negotiating the obstacle presented by the Chickahominy. On May 20th BG John Banard, Chief Engineer for the Army of the Potomac, was ordered to conduct a personal reconnaissance of the area around Bottom’s […]
Before the Seven Days – Advance to the Chickahominy Part 11
November 28th, 2012 · No Comments
Categories: Before the Seven Days (Campaign Series)
Tags: · battle of hanover courthouse, may 27 1862, Peninsular Campaign
The Best Books on the Seven Days and the Peninsula
July 1st, 2012 · No Comments
Books Focusing on The Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days On this, the 150th anniversary of the last day of the Seven Days at Malvern Hill, it seemed appropriate to offer up a list of the top books on McClellan’s great effort to reach Richmond and end the war quickly from March-July 1862. The Peninsula […]
Categories: 150 Years Ago in the Civil War · Best Civil War Books · Civil War Books
Tags: · batlle of oak grove, battle of fair oaks, battle of frayser's farm, battle of gaines mill, battle of glendale, battle of hanover courthouse, battle of malvern hill, battle of mechanicsville, battle of savage's station, battle of seven pines, battle of williamsburg, brian k. burton, css virginia, extraordinary circumstances, hune 27 1862, july 1 1862, June 1 1862, june 25 1862, june 26 1862, june 28 1862, june 29 1862, june 30 1862, may 27 1862, may 31 1862, may 5 1862, peninsula campaign, seven days battles, siege of yorktown, stephen w. sears, to the gates of richmond, uss monitor
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