Battle of Malvern Hill

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The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.

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Battle of Malvern Hill canonical 32

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Poindexter’s Farm ⓘ
artilleryUsed Union field artillery batteries ⓘ
associatedPlace Harrison’s Landing, Virginia ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
commander A.P. Hill ⓘ
D.H. Hill ⓘ
linked to: D. H. Hill

Fitz John Porter ⓘ
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

James Longstreet ⓘ
John B. Magruder ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
confederateCasualties approximately 5,600 total casualties ⓘ
confederateForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
confederateObjective destroy or rout the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 1, 1862 ⓘ
endedCampaign Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
followedBy withdrawal of Union forces to Harrison’s Landing ⓘ
front Eastern Theater ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

Malvern Hill, Virginia ⓘ
militarySignificance demonstrated power of massed artillery in defensive warfare ⓘ
marked the failure of the Confederate offensive to destroy the Army of the Potomac during the Seven Days Battles ⓘ
notableFeature repeated frontal Confederate assaults ⓘ
strong Union artillery positions ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
phaseOfWar Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Glendale ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicOutcome End of the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
strengthConfederate approximately 55,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthUnion approximately 54,000 soldiers ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union defensive success ⓘ
terrain elevated open plateau ⓘ
unionCasualties approximately 3,200 total casualties ⓘ
unionForce Army of the Potomac ⓘ
unionObjective cover withdrawal to the James River ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Seven Days Battles → includesBattle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign → majorBattle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Lewis Armistead → participatedIn → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Isaac E. Avery → battle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Isaac E. Avery
Jubal A. Early → participatedIn → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Jubal A. Early
Battle of Glendale → followedBy → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Seven Days’ Campaign → involvesBattle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of Frayser’s Farm → followedBy → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of White Oak Swamp → followedBy → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Chickahominy River → nearBattlefield → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Armistead's Brigade → notableEngagement → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Colonel John W. McLane → participatedIn → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Malvern Hill → subject → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
subject linked to: “Malvern Hill”
Malvern Hill → historicalEventDepicted → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
subject linked to: “Malvern Hill”
D. H. Hill’s Division → engagement → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
D. H. Hill → commandedInBattle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General D. H. Hill
Fitz John Porter → battle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
George Burgwyn Anderson → participatedIn → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson
Seven Days' Campaign → battle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of Riddell’s Shop → followedBy → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
D. H. Hill's Division (Army of Northern Virginia) → engagement → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Seven Days Campaign → includedBattle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Action at White Oak Swamp → followedBy → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Seven Days’ Retreat → relatedBattle → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Malvern Hill, Virginia → knownFor → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Malvern Hill, Virginia → significantEvent → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of New Market Road → followedBy → Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ