Battle of Seven Pines
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The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the Ameri
Franklin's corps retreating from the Battle of Fair Oaks (from a sketch by Alfred R. Waud)
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, Commanding
Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman
Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes
Benjamin Huger (general)
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Benjamin Huger was a regular officer in the United States Army, who served with distinction as chief of ordnance in the Mexican–American War and in the American Civil War, as a Confederate general. He
Major General Benjamin Huger, CSA
West view of Chapultepec in 2006; Huger was in the force that stormed the castle in September 1847.
Modern day Norfolk Naval Shipyard, known as the Gosport Yards early in the American Civil War; Huger was responsible for its protection in 1862.