The south
To capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
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Several battles in 1915 - All on the Gallipoli peninsular. (Referred to as the Gallipoli Campaign.)
First and Second Bull Run, Peninsular Campaign's battles, Seven Days, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and all the battles of Overland Campaign, including Petersburg and Appomattox, Cedar Creek.
March 1862
The south
George McClellan
George McClellan
McClellan's Peninsular campaign failed because the Confederate army was defending Richmond better that McClellan anticipated. They retreated, then turned and attacked McClellan, surprising the Union general.
To capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
It was known as the Peninsular Campaign.
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ANSWER Gen. McClellan during his Peninsular Campaign.
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He felt it would leave Washington vulnerable to attack from the Shenandoah.
This was McClellans Peninsular Campaign of 1862.