Battle of Seven Pines

American Civil War: Peninsular CampaignTwin houses on the battlefield, with a 32-pound field howitzer in the foreground, at Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), Virginia, photograph by George N. Barnard, June 1862.

Battle of Seven Pines, (May 31–June 1, 1862), in the American Civil War, two-day battle in the Peninsular Campaign, in which Confederate attacks were repulsed, fought 6 miles (10 km) east of the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. The Union Army of the Potomac was commanded by Major General George B. McClellan and the Confederates by General Joseph E. Johnston, who was severely wounded in the first day of fighting. Northern casualties numbered more than 5,000, Southern more than 6,000.

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Article Title: Battle of Seven Pines
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 24 May 2024
Access Date: February 22, 2025