General Joseph Eggleston Johnston was seriously wounded in the evening of May, 31, 1862 during the Fair Oaks Campaign (also known as the Seven Pine's battle).
Simply, McLellan trying to move up the Peninsula towards Richmond. It was a stalemate, but the Confederate commander J.E.Johnston was badly wounded here - to be replaced by Lee. The battle was called Fair Oaks, also known as Seven Pines.
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
The Battle of Seven Pines, also referred to as the Battle of Fair Oaks, was fought in Henrico County, Virginia between the Union and the Confederacy. The battle was fought from May 31 to June 1, 1862, and the result was inconclusive.
General Joseph Eggleston Johnston was seriously wounded in the evening of May, 31, 1862 during the Fair Oaks Campaign (also known as the Seven Pine's battle).
Joseph E. Johnston. This was the battle where he was badly wounded and had to be replaced. The incoming commander was Robert E. Lee.
Simply, McLellan trying to move up the Peninsula towards Richmond. It was a stalemate, but the Confederate commander J.E.Johnston was badly wounded here - to be replaced by Lee. The battle was called Fair Oaks, also known as Seven Pines.
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
George McClellan
Henrico County Virgina
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The Battle of Seven Pines, also referred to as the Battle of Fair Oaks, was fought in Henrico County, Virginia between the Union and the Confederacy. The battle was fought from May 31 to June 1, 1862, and the result was inconclusive.
Joseph E. Johnston. He was replaced by Robert E. Lee.
This was battle (actually Seven Pines or Fair Oaks) in the Peninsula campaign of '62, near Richmond, where Joe Jiohnston was badly wounded and out of the war for many months. His replacement by Robert E. Lee was a decisive moment, bringing the Confederates closer to victory than they would ever get.