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Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Oak Grove<br/>French’s Field<br/>King’s School House |image= |begin=June 25, 1862 |end=Same day |place=Henrico County, Virginia |theater=Eastern T..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Oak Grove<br/>French’s Field<br/>King’s School House
|image=
|begin=June 25, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=Henrico County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Peninsula Campaign
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=Army of the Potomac
|combatants2=Army of Northern Virginia
|commanders1=[[George B. McClellan]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Robert E. Lee]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''516'''
|casualties2='''541'''
}}
Oak Grove was the first of the Seven Days’ battles. On June 25, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan advanced his lines along the Williamsburg Road with the objective of bringing Richmond within range of his siege guns. Union forces attacked over swampy ground with inconclusive results, and darkness halted the fighting. McClellan’s attack was not strong enough to derail the Confederate offensive that already had been set in motion. The next day, Lee seized the initiative by attacking at Beaver Dam Creek north of the Chickahominy. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Peninsula Campaign}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Oak Grove<br/>French’s Field<br/>King’s School House
|image=
|begin=June 25, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=Henrico County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Peninsula Campaign
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=Army of the Potomac
|combatants2=Army of Northern Virginia
|commanders1=[[George B. McClellan]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Robert E. Lee]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''516'''
|casualties2='''541'''
}}
Oak Grove was the first of the Seven Days’ battles. On June 25, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan advanced his lines along the Williamsburg Road with the objective of bringing Richmond within range of his siege guns. Union forces attacked over swampy ground with inconclusive results, and darkness halted the fighting. McClellan’s attack was not strong enough to derail the Confederate offensive that already had been set in motion. The next day, Lee seized the initiative by attacking at Beaver Dam Creek north of the Chickahominy. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Peninsula Campaign}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]