Maryland campaign
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The Maryland campaign occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. The campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the Union. It was repulsed by the Army of the
Union General George B. McClellan and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the principal commanders of the campaign
Northern Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania (1861–1865)
Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin (VI Corps)
Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside (IX Corps)
Seven Days Battles
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The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the
Maryland campaign
…E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, fortunes reversed. Lee attacked McClellan aggressively at the end of June in the Seven Days Battles; McClellan lost his nerve, and his army retreated down the Peninsula. In July, Lee then conducted the northern Virginia campaign in which he outmaneuvered…
Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman
Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes