As the Federal Army of the Potomac heads for the Virginia Peninsula, Confederates scramble to determine their landing point.
Tag: Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign Finally Begins
George B. McClellan finally mobilizes the Army of the Potomac to begin its grand offensive to destroy the Confederacy.
McClellan Removed as General-in-Chief
Abraham Lincoln issues an executive order removing George B. McClellan as general-in-chief of all U.S. armies and creating new military departments that would report directly to the secretary of war.