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The following Union Army units [1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31 and June 1, 1862. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Abbreviations used
6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton (w&c), Ltc John M. Steedman. 4th South Carolina (Battalion) Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters: Maj William Anderson. 1st Louisiana Zouave Battalion: Ltc Georges A. G. De Coppens. St. Paul's (Louisiana) Foot Rifles [4] Stribling's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Robert M. Stribling.
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union's Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, had moved up the Virginia Peninsula, reaching the ...
The order of battle for the Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, includes: Battle of Seven Pines order of battle: Confederate. Battle of Seven Pines order of battle: Union. Category:
Seven Days Battles: map of events (left side) Despite claiming victory at Seven Pines, McClellan was shaken by the experience. He redeployed all of his army except for the V Corps south of the river, and although he continued to plan for a siege and the capture of Richmond, he lost the strategic initiative and never regained it. [107]
The next major interaction with the enemy by the 52nd Pennsylvania came during the Battle of Seven Pines (also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks) from May 30 to June 1, 1862. Stationed a half mile in front of and to the right of Seven Pines, this location brought the 52nd "into action on a different part of the field from the other regiments of ...
The 18th Georgia Regiment is listed as being engaged in the Assault on Petersburg, June 18, 1864. The siege of Petersburg lasted from June 16, 1864 until April 1865. August 7, 1864, the unit was reassigned to operations against Sheridan's Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley where the 18th Georgia saw many small battles.
At the Battle of Seven Pines he was accused of disobeying an order from his corps commander, Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, allegedly for "halting his command a mile from the enemy." But this was simply a matter of orders misunderstood.