Battle of Oak Grove

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The Battle of Oak Grove was an early engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War, marking Union General George B. McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond, Virginia.

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Battle of Oak Grove canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of French’s Field ⓘ
King’s School House ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
commander Benjamin Huger ⓘ
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ
commanderRole George B. McClellan was overall Union commander of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee was overall Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee
confederateCasualties approximately 441 ⓘ
confederateStrength approximately 14,500 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 25, 1862 ⓘ
endDate June 25, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Beaver Dam Creek ⓘ
Battle of Mechanicsville ⓘ
front Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
objective advance Union lines closer to Richmond ⓘ
prepare for a general assault on Richmond ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
place Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Yorktown (1862) ⓘ
relatedEvent Peninsula Campaign retreat of Union forces ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ
significance first of the Seven Days Battles ⓘ
marked McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
startDate June 25, 1862 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union advance was limited and partially reversed ⓘ
Union forces gained only a small amount of ground ⓘ
terrain wooded area with clearings and farm fields ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement infantry engagement ⓘ
unionCasualties approximately 516 ⓘ
unionStrength approximately 11,500 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seven Days Battles → precededBy → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
Seven Days Battles → includesBattle → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
Seven Days’ Campaign → involvesBattle → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
Action at Golding’s Farm → precededBy → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
Seven Days' Campaign → battle → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
King’s School House → alternateName → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
Seven Days Campaign → precededBy → Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ