The Peninsula and Seven Days: A Battlefield GuideThe rich oral traditions of the Athabaskan Indians from southwestern Oregon are showcased in these pages for the first time. This volume features vivid and humorous tales of familiar Tricksters: Coyote, known for his unusual sexual prowess and escapades that often go awry; the vain and gullible Grizzly Bear; and Raccoon, often greedy and ever elusive. |
Contents
The Road to the Peninsula | 1 |
The Peninsula Campaign April 4May 15 1862 | 4 |
Introduction to the Tour of the Early Peninsula Campaign | 7 |
Johnstons Headquarters | 8 |
Youngs Mill | 11 |
Lees Mill | 14 |
Skiffes Creek | 17 |
Dam No 1 | 19 |
Cold Harbor | 81 |
Grapevine Bridge | 84 |
McClellans Headquarters | 87 |
Overview of the Fourth and Fifth Days June 28 and 29 1862 | 90 |
The Mess at Savage Station | 92 |
Overview of the Sixth Day June 30 1862 | 95 |
The Fizzle at White Oak Swamp | 97 |
The Action on Long Bridge Road | 101 |
The Lines at Yorktown | 23 |
Hancocks Fight | 26 |
Fort Magruder | 30 |
Hookers Fight | 33 |
Fort Monroe | 38 |
Warwick Court House | 41 |
Gloucester Point | 44 |
Drewrys Bluff | 47 |
The Peninsula Campaign May 15June 24 1862 | 51 |
Richmond National Battlefield Park Visitor Centers | 55 |
Overview of the First Two Days June 25 and 26 1862 | 56 |
Lees Headquarters | 58 |
Lees Plans | 62 |
The Attack at Mechanicsville | 65 |
Overview of the Third Day June 27 1862 | 68 |
Walnut Grove Church | 70 |
The Battle of Gainess Mill | 73 |
The Second Union Line at Glendale | 104 |
Overview of the Seventh Day July 1 1862 | 107 |
STOP 13 Jackson at Malvern Hill | 109 |
STOP 14 Magruder at Malvern Hill | 112 |
STOP 15 The Union Line at Malvern Hill | 114 |
The Peninsula Campaign July 2Au gust 26 1862 | 121 |
Polegreen Church | 123 |
Confusion on the Farms | 126 |
Malvern Cliff | 129 |
Harrisons Landing | 131 |
Early Peninsula Campaign Orders of Battle | 135 |
Seven Days Order of Battle | 141 |
Organization Weapons and Tactics | 151 |
Sources | 163 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 167 |
Common terms and phrases
2nd bde 3rd bde A. P. Hill advance army artillery assault attack battle battlefield Beaver Dam Creek BLCW Brig brigade cavalry charge Chickahominy River Civil Cold Harbor command Confederate corps D. H. Hill defense Directions Orientation Dowdey Drewry’s Bluff earthworks Extraordinary Circumstances Federals fire flank force Fort Magruder Fort Monroe Gaines's Mill Gates of Richmond Glendale Gloucester Point guns Happened Analysis Harrison's Landing Hill's infantry intersection Interstate 64 James River Johnston June 27 Lee’s Lee's Mill Long Bridge Road Longstreet Magruder Magruder's Malvern Hill McClellan Mechanicsville moved Optional Excursion Orientation What Happened Peninsula Campaign Porter position Potomac Rebels Redoubt regiment reinforcements retreat right front ROAD Route Route 60 Savage Station Sears Seven Days siege straight ahead tour troops Turn left Turn right Union line Vignette Further Reading Virginia Visitor Center WARWICK BOULEVARD White Oak Swamp Williamsburg Willis Church Road Yankees Yorktown