Battle of Fair Oaks

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The Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, that halted the Union advance during the Peninsula Campaign and led to Robert E. Lee taking command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Seven Pines
alternativeName Seven Pines
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective capture of Richmond by Union forces
casualtiesAndLosses heavy on both sides
combatant Confederate Army
Union Army
commander D. H. Hill
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Gustavus W. Smith
James Longstreet
Joseph E. Johnston
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date May 31, 1862
endDate June 1, 1862
followedBy Seven Days Battles
followerEvent Robert E. Lee assumes command of the Army of Northern Virginia
Seven Days Battles
front Virginia Peninsula
location Henrico County, Virginia
linked to: Henrico County

near Richmond, Virginia
militaryBranch Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army of the Potomac
linked to: Army of the Potomac
namedAfter Fair Oaks Station
near Chickahominy River
notableOutcome appointment of Robert E. Lee to field command in Virginia
wounding of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston
opposingCommander George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Gustavus W. Smith
Joseph E. Johnston
partOf American Civil War
Peninsula Campaign
precededBy Siege of Yorktown (1862)
linked to: Peninsula Campaign
predecessorEvent Union advance up the Virginia Peninsula
result inconclusive
tactically inconclusive
significance checked McClellan’s approach to Richmond
prompted Confederate command reorganization
startDate May 31, 1862
state Virginia
strategicEffect halted Union advance on Richmond
led to Robert E. Lee assuming command of the Army of Northern Virginia
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
year 1862

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Oliver Otis Howard battle Battle of Fair Oaks
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) engagedIn Battle of Fair Oaks
Battle of Seven Pines alsoKnownAs Battle of Fair Oaks