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5 Apr 1862
The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate army at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line. McClellan suspended the march up the Peninsula toward Richmond and settled in for siege operations.
On April 5, t...
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1862 Apr 5 to 1862 May 4
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Battle of Yorktown - Union Forces Win near Site of Revolutionary War's Final Battle
The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen....
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Battle of Williamsburg - Peninsula Campaign's First Battle
The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula C...
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