Battle of Frayser’s Farm

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The Battle of Frayser’s Farm was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attacked retreating Union troops as part of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Nelson’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of New Market Road ⓘ
Battle of Riddell’s Shop ⓘ
associatedRiver James River ⓘ
belligerent Confederate Army ⓘ
Confederate States ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignObjective to cut off the Union Army of the Potomac’s retreat to the James River ⓘ
commander Edwin V. Sumner ⓘ
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

James Longstreet ⓘ
Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Philip Kearny ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
confederateObjective defeat a portion of the Union army in detail ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consequence Union army continued retreat to Malvern Hill ⓘ
set stage for Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
date June 30, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
linked to: Brawner Farm
opponentAction Confederate forces attacked retreating Union troops ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
primaryConfederateForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryUnionForce Army of the Potomac ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactically inconclusive Confederate attacks ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicContext Confederate attempt to destroy isolated Union corps ⓘ
Union retreat from positions before Richmond ⓘ
tacticalDescription Confederate assaults against a rearguard Union defensive line ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union line bent but not broken ⓘ
theater operations around Richmond ⓘ
timePeriod Seven Days Battles, June–July 1862 ⓘ
linked to: Seven Days Battles
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
unionObjective protect retreat route to the James River ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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

Seven Days Battles → includesBattle → Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Glendale → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
Seven Days’ Campaign → involvesBattle → Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Malvern Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Poindexter’s Farm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Maxcy Gregg → participatedIn → Battle of Frayser's Farm ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Maxcy Gregg
linked to: Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Seven Days' Campaign → battle → Battle of Frayser's Farm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Battle of Riddell’s Shop → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of New Market Road → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ