Battle of Williamsburg

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The Battle of Williamsburg was an early and inconclusive Civil War engagement in May 1862 in Virginia, fought as Union forces pursued the retreating Confederates during the Peninsula Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Magruder
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
belligerent Confederacy
Confederate States of America
Union
United States of America
campaign Peninsula Campaign
casualtiesConfederate approximately 1,700 killed, wounded, or missing
casualtiesUnion approximately 2,200 killed, wounded, or missing
commander A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

Cadmus M. Wilcox
Darius N. Couch
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

James Longstreet
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph Hooker
Jubal A. Early
Philip Kearny
Richard H. Anderson
Winfield S. Hancock
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date May 5, 1862
followedBy Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
Battle of Eltham’s Landing
front Peninsula between the York and James Rivers
involvesPursuitOf retreating Confederate forces from Yorktown defenses
isEarlyWarBattle true
isInconclusiveEngagement true
location James City County, Virginia
linked to: James City County

Williamsburg, Virginia
linked to: Williamsburg

York County, Virginia NERFINISHED
month May 1862
notableAction Winfield Scott Hancock’s flanking maneuver on the Union left
notableFeature fighting around Fort Magruder
partOf Peninsula Campaign
precededBy Siege of Yorktown (1862)
primaryConfederateObjective delaying Union advance toward Richmond
primaryUnionObjective pursuit of retreating Confederate army from Yorktown
result inconclusive
significance first large land battle of the Peninsula Campaign after the fall of Yorktown
state Virginia
strengthConfederate about 31,000 troops engaged
strengthUnion about 40,000 troops engaged
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
year 1862

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Peninsula Campaign majorBattle Battle of Williamsburg
Jubal A. Early participatedIn Battle of Williamsburg
subject linked to: Major General Jubal A. Early
Joseph Hooker participatedIn Battle of Williamsburg
Joseph Hooker battle Battle of Williamsburg
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker