Battle of Glendale

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The Battle of Glendale was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attempted to cut off the Union Army’s retreat toward the James River.

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Battle of Glendale canonical 22

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Nelson’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of New Market Road ⓘ
Battle of Riddell’s Shop ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America (Union) ⓘ
campaign Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
commander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Benjamin Huger ⓘ
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

James Longstreet ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Theophilus H. Holmes ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 30, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
front Richmond front ⓘ
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

Virginia ⓘ
notableFeature heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
multiple Confederate divisions attacking separated elements of the Union army ⓘ
objective to cut off the Union Army of the Potomac’s retreat to the James River ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
phaseOfWar early Eastern Theater operations ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ
primaryConfederateForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryUnionForce Army of the Potomac ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactically inconclusive Confederate attacks ⓘ
riverNearby James River ⓘ
significance central battle of the Seven Days Battles ⓘ
key engagement in the Union withdrawal to the James River ⓘ
stateDuringWar Confederate Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Virginia
strategicOutcome Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River ⓘ
tacticalSituation Confederate forces attempting to strike the Union column in transit ⓘ
Union forces retreating from the Richmond area toward the James River ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

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Seven Days Battles → includesBattle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Seven Days’ Campaign → involvesBattle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Frayser’s Farm → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of White Oak Swamp → followedBy → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Savage’s Station → followedBy → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Malvern Hill → precededBy → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Chickahominy River → nearBattlefield → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Trumpan → relatedConflict → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Pennsylvania Reserve Division → engagedIn → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Seven Days' Campaign → battle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Riddell’s Shop → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Seven Days Campaign → includedBattle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Action at White Oak Swamp → relatedTo → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Action at White Oak Swamp → simultaneousWith → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Action at Savage’s Station → followedBy → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Seven Days’ Retreat → relatedBattle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of New Market Road → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Glendale battlefield → battle → Battle of Glendale ⓘ