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The Union began the Peninsular Campaign in March 1862. General-in-Chief McClellan moved his Army of the Potomac from Washington down the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay to the peninsula south of the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia, before advancing toward Richmond. McClellan planned a giant amphibious operation to capture Yorktown before moving on Richmond from the south. However, the Confederate Merrimack blocked the water route up the James River to Richmond, so McClellan decided to advance up the peninsula between the York and James rivers. By early April 1862 McClellan's forces had been transported by sea to the south end of the peninsula and were ready to take Yorktown. The Confederates had fewer troops than the North so they needed a diversion to keep the Union soldiers from taking Richmond.
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What was the significance of the peninsular campaign in 1862?
Lee's rapid advance across the Peninusla dramatised the Confederates' natural soldierly skills and leadership, in stark contrast to McClellan's lacklustre performance as the Union commander, and encouraged other countries to consider backing a winner in the Confederacy.
How did general McClellan move troops to Virginia?
On March 17,1862 the Army of the Potomac was moved from the line of the River Rapahannock and transported by ships to Fort Monroe, landing in the Virginian Peninsula between the mouths of James and York Rivers. The seaborne operations was followed by the Peninsular Campaign, which started in April 1862 and lasted until July, a series of offensives aiming to capture Richmond. That campaign was a failure, because McClellan, in spite of his great superiority in numbers and means was not able to reach his objective.
President Abraham Lincoln sent Union troops into Virginia in the spring of 1862 under the command of what general?
The Peninsula Campaign was fought from March to July 1862 by the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George McClellan. McClellan's overcautious approach led to a retreat by his army to the James River and it was eventual recalled to the defense of Washington DC in August 1862.
Rivers was not used by General Grant in the Union campaign in the West during 1861 and 1862?
The Ohio River was not used by General Grant in the Union campaign in the west.
What was the date for the monitor vs merrimack?
March, 9, 1862.
