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In the early spring of 1862 Union General George McClellan landed the Army of the Potomac on the York-James Peninsula.His plan was to move up the peninsula and capture Richmond(the Capitol of the Confederacy). Over the next few months he was able to push the Confederate forces under the command of General Joseph Johnston back to within less than 5 miles(at some points) of Richmond. On May 31 and June1 the battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines were fought during which Johnston was seriously wounded. On June 1 General Robert E. Lee was appointed to take command of the Confederate forces. On June 25 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia began an aggressive counter-attack which in the space of "Seven Days" would undo what took McClellan several months to do. The last battle was at Malvern Hill. The purpose was to relieve Richmond of the near proximity of Union forces.

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