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General Lee was forcing the Union army of General McClellan out of their lines threatening Richmond. The battles were very vicious, resulting in heavy casualties for both sides, the bloodiest day was at Malvern Hill.

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The Battle of Oak Grove; The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville); the Battle of Gaines's Mill; the Battle of Garnett's/ Golding's Farm; the Battle of Savage's Station; the Battle of Glendale (Frayser's Farm) and White Oak Swamp; and the Battle of Malvern Hill.

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The Union charged to Henrico County, Virgina. The Confederate held them there and then the battle started.

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Well, because it's called 'The Seven Days Battle', I'd say about SEVEN DAYS.

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The Union troops had failed to capture Richmond...

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The Union did not capture Richmond..

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The war went on for 7 days straight.

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Where did General Lee attack the Union to try to stop pressure on the capital?

Several Battles were fought. They are Known as the seven days battles.


When did Seven Days Battles happen?

Seven Days Battles happened on 1862-07-01.


When did the seven days battles take place?

The Seven Days Battles were fought as a part of Major General George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign and were fought between June 25 and July 1, 1862. These battles were Robert E. Lees first as the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.


When was the seven day battle?

The battles referred to as the Seven Days were fought during Union General George McClellans Peninsula Campaign, and began June 25, 1862 and ended July 1. There would be six separate battles.


When did the Seven Days Battles begin?

The Seven Days Battles lasted from June 25 through July 1, 1862 .


What was seven days' Battles?

date of the seven days battle: April-July 1862


What major civil war battles were fought in Virginia?

First and Second Bull Run, Peninsular Campaign's battles, Seven Days, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and all the battles of Overland Campaign, including Petersburg and Appomattox, Cedar Creek.


What battles were fought in confederate territory between 1861-1863?

East - 1st Bull Run, Seven Days Battles, 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. West - Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Chattanooga.


What year did the seven days battles occur?

1862


Who fought first in the battles of seven days?

The newly-promoted Confederate General Robert E. Lee against the Union commander George McClellan. Lee won spectacularly.


What battles did General Longstreet fight in?

He fought in many in the Mexican War, and in the Civil War was in Gettysburgh, Second Manassas, Fredricksburgh, the Wilderness, Seven Days, Antietam, and several minor scraps.


Where did Stonewall Jackson defeat the union troops?

He was instrumental in the Confederate victories at First and Second Manassas, the Valley Campaign, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, and the Seven Days battles.