August 13, 1862 – Major General George B. McClellan tried one last time to persuade the Federal high command to cancel the order to pull
Tag: Peninsula Campaign
Northern Virginia and the Peninsula
August 1, 1862 – Federal Major General John Pope began probing southward from northern Virginia while the Lincoln administration prepared to end the Peninsula campaign.
The Peninsula Campaign Winds Down
July 30, 1862 – General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck wrote a delicate and personal letter to Major General George B. McClellan hinting that an order may
Lincoln Visits the Virginia Peninsula
July 8, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln visited the Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula and contemplated a major military change. Lincoln arrived
McClellan Writes the Harrison’s Bar Letter
July 7, 1862 – As the Army of the Potomac settled into its defenses on the Virginia Peninsula, Major General George B. McClellan took the
Standoff on the Peninsula
July 4, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln worked to funnel more reinforcements to Major General George B. McClellan on the Virginia Peninsula, and General Robert