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Eltham (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
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Chapter 4: Yorktown and Williamsburg
McClellan at Fortress Monroe.
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reorganization.
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retreat from Yorktown.
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retreat from Yorktown.
battle of Williamsburg.
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In the latter part of March, the Confederate signal lines began to report the movement of a great army down the Potomac, an ing him to resort to siege operations against Yorktown instead of attempting to pass the position by should risk making all the delay possible at Yorktown.
This was a safe conclusion to reach, only i army near Richmond.
About Apr. 15 he went to Yorktown, taking Smith's and Longstreet's divisions, w fer more at Valley Forge than did our army at Yorktown, and in the retreat from it. Notwithstanding 861.
Meanwhile McClellan was preparing for Yorktown a terrific bombardment by which he hoped to w been sent by water, and McClellan remained in Yorktown to see them loaded and despatched.
But the f
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Warwick (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Chapter 4: Yorktown and Williamsburg
McClellan at Fortress Monroe.
Johnston goes to Yorktown.
reorganization.
Dam no. 1.
Yorktown evacuated.
retreat from Yorktown.
battle of Williamsburg.
Early's attack.
Hancock's report.
casualties.
Eltham's Landing.
In the latter part of March, the Confederate signal lines began to report the movement of a great army down the Potomac, and it was soon discovered that it was being concentrated at Fortress Monroe.
On April 5, some five Fortress Monroe.
On April 5, some five divisions of Federal infantry, with cavalry and artillery, from that point, approached the Confederate lines across the Peninsula at Yorktown.
These were held by Gen. Magruder, whose force at the time was only about 13,000 men. They occupied a line about 12 miles in length — partly behind the Warwick River, and partly protected by slight earthworks.
Another opportunity as good as that offered McDowell at Bull Run was here offered to McClellan, who could have rushed the position anywhere.
He
Chickahominy (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
West Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Bull Run, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4