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150 years ago, July 1862 One month ago, the Army of the Potomac listened to Richmond’s church bells. Now they are at Harrison’s Landing covered by gunboats on the James River. On the first, the Battle of Malvern Hill ends the Seven Days’ Campaign. The Army of Northern Virginia has suffered 20,141 causalities, about 4,300 […]
150 years ago, July 1862
July 2nd, 2012 · 1 Comment
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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 […]
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