The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the first pitched battle of the Peninsula Campaign, in which nearly 41,000 Federals and 32,000 Confederates were engaged, fighting an inconclusive battle that ended with the Confederates continuing their withdrawal.
General Hooker's division engaging the rebels, Harper's Weekly
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, USA
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, CSA
General Hancock's brigade fighting the rebels at Williamsburg, Harper's Weekly illustration by Alfred R. Waud
James City County, Virginia
James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg.
James City County-Williamsburg Combined Courthouse
James City County sign on U.S. Route 60 entering Grove from east at Skiffe's Creek. This border with the former Warwick County was established in 1634 by order of King Charles I of England (Warwick County became part of the City of Newport News in 1958)
One of the famous Clydesdale horses is seen at the Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park, part of a massive Anheuser-Busch development in James City County which also includes a brewery, office park, and the Kingsmill Resort located east of Williamsburg just west of Grove
Historic Triangle sign on U.S. Route 60 just west of Grove, Virginia near Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park in James City County outside Williamsburg
