Seven Days Campaign

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The Seven Days Campaign was a series of major American Civil War battles in June–July 1862 during which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee drove the Union Army away from Richmond, ending the Peninsula Campaign.

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Seven Days Campaign canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Seven Days Battles ⓘ
belligerent Confederacy ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaignGoalConfederate drive Union forces away from Richmond ⓘ
campaignGoalUnion advance on and capture Richmond via the Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
commandChangeContext first major offensive by Robert E. Lee after taking command of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
commander George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commanderSide George B. McClellan – Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee – Confederate States Army ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1862-07-01 ⓘ
followedBy Northern Virginia Campaign ⓘ
geographicFeature Chickahominy River ⓘ
James River ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War, 1862 ⓘ
includedBattle Battle of Beaver Dam Creek ⓘ
Battle of Gaines Mill ⓘ
Battle of Garnett and Golding’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
Battle of White Oak Swamp ⓘ
near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
notableOutcome boosted Confederate morale ⓘ
damaged George B. McClellan’s reputation as a field commander ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
objective capture of Richmond by Union ⓘ
defense of Richmond by Confederacy ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
place Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Oak Grove ⓘ
primaryConfederateForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryUnionForce Army of the Potomac ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
startDate 1862-06-25 ⓘ
strategicConsequence end of the Union Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
secured Richmond from immediate capture ⓘ
withdrawal of the Army of the Potomac from the Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement series of battles ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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

Battle of Mechanicsville → campaign → Seven Days Campaign ⓘ
Battle of White Oak Swamp → relatedEvent → Seven Days Campaign ⓘ