To the Gates of Richmond by Stephen W. Sears

McClellan laid siege to Yorktown and did not move forward defying President Abraham Lincoln’s orders to continue onto Richmond.

From the end of April and into May, McClellan moved his forces north into Yorktown, Virginia, where a small force of 13,000 soldiers were protecting Yorktown. In preparation for the offensive, McClellan had the Army of the Potomac transported by boat to Fort Monroe, Virginia in April of 1862. McClellan, the purpose of the Peninsula Campaign was to advance on and capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, via the Virginia Peninsula situated between the James and York rivers. Initiated by Union Major General George B. These two events, however, were fought as one sweeping campaign that lasted from early April to July 1st of 1862. The Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days’ Battles of 1862 are characterized as two separate engagements during the Civil War.

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To the Gates of Richmond by Stephen W. Sears