What is Peninsula Campaign?
The '''Peninsula Campaign''' was a series of [[battle]]s during the [[American Civil War]]. The campaign happened from March to July 1862. The Union [[Army of the Potomac]], commanded by [[George B. McClellan]], tried to capture the Confederate capital of [[Richmond, Virginia]] by moving westward on the [[Virginia Peninsula]]. The Confederate [[army of Northern Virginia]], commanded by [[Joseph E. Johnston]], tried to stop McClellan. After Johnston was wounded on May 31st at the [[Battle of Seven Pines]], [[Robert E. Lee]] took command of the army. Lee then attacked McClellan during the [[Seven Days Battles]]. After the battles, McClellan's army was transferred back to [[Washington, D.C.]] {{American Civil War}} [[Category:Peninsula Campaign| ]] {{history-stub}}