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The '''Battle of Malvern Hill''', fought on July 1, 1862, was the final battle of the [[Penninsula Campaign]] in which the Union Army, led by Maj. Gen. [[George B. McClellan]] attempted to take the Confederate capital of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Following initial victories, McClellan was stymied by the Confederate Army and its new commander, [[Robert E. Lee]]. Taking command after Confederate Gen. [[Joseph E. Johnston]] was wounded, the more aggressive Lee forced the Union Army to retreat to the safety of the James River. The opposing sides fought repeatedly during the withdrawl in a phase of the campaign known as the [[Seven Days Battles]], before the Union Army finally took a strong defensive position on Malvern Hill. The Confederate Army attempted to take the Union position in a charge that foreshadowed the more famous Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg a year later, but failed to break the Union line, and McClellan safely withdrew his forces from the Penninsula.

The '''Battle of Malvern Hill''', fought on July 1, 1862, was the final battle of the [[Penninsula Campaign]] in which the Union Army, led by Maj. Gen. [[George B. McClellan]] attempted to take the Confederate capital of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Following initial victories, McClellan was stymied by the Confederate Army and its new commander, [[Robert E. Lee]]. Taking command after Confederate Gen. [[Joseph E. Johnston]] was wounded, the more aggressive Lee forced the Union Army to retreat to the safety of the James River. The opposing sides fought repeatedly during the withdrawal in a phase of the campaign known as the [[Seven Days Battles]], before the Union Army finally took a strong defensive position on Malvern Hill. The Confederate Army attempted to take the Union position in a charge that foreshadowed the more famous Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg a year later, but failed to break the Union line, and McClellan safely withdrew his forces from the Penninsula.

==History==

==History==