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History of the Civil War in 10 Battles, Part 6: The Seven Days' Battle

Published: Oct. 4, 2018, 7:15 a.m.

b'Union General George B. McClellan, who led 100,000 men and moved as fast as an iceberg, attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond in a series of six different battles along the Virginia Peninsula from June 25 to July 1, 1862). Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove back McClellan\\u2019s Union forces from a position 4 miles (6 km) east of the Confederate capital to a new base of operations at Harrison\\u2019s Landing on the James River.'