What the records say
- When
- 25 Jun 1862 – 1 Jul 1862
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.76° N, 77.49° W
- Description
- One week battle lasting from June 25, to July 1, 1861
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Seven Days Battles
1862 battles of the American Civil War
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the Union army's Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from Richmond and into a retreat down the Virginia Peninsula.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Sept Jours, aux États-Unis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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