Battle of New Market Road

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The Battle of New Market Road, also known as the Battle of Frayser’s Farm, was an American Civil War engagement in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign where Union and Confederate forces clashed southwest of Richmond, Virginia.

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Battle of New Market Road canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Frayser’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Glendale ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Seven Days Battles ⓘ
commander George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 3,600 ⓘ
ConfederateCommander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Benjamin Huger ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
John B. Magruder ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
ConfederateStrength about 45,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 30, 1862 ⓘ
day 30 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
location Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Henrico County

southwest of Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
month June ⓘ
near New Market Road ⓘ
objective Confederate attempt to cut off Union retreat ⓘ
partOf Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ
significance one of the Seven Days Battles around Richmond ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicOutcome Confederates failed to destroy Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Union continued withdrawal toward James River ⓘ
theater Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 3,800 ⓘ
UnionCommander Edwin V. Sumner ⓘ
Fitz John Porter ⓘ
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

John A. McCall ⓘ
Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ
William B. Franklin ⓘ
UnionStrength about 40,000 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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

Battle of Frayser’s Farm → alsoKnownAs → Battle of New Market Road ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights → alsoKnownAs → Battle of New Market Road ⓘ