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| − | The '''Battle of Fair Oaks''' was a battle in the [[American Civil War]], which lasted from May to June, 1862. It happened when General [[Joseph Johnston]] made plans to stop the advancing armies of General [[George McClellan]]. The actual attack did little to change the positions of either army. During the engagement, General Johnston was wounded and General Gustavus Smith took brief command. President [[Jefferson Davis]] replaced him with General [[Robert E. Lee]]. <ref> [[Civil War: Battles and Leaders]], edited by Aaron R. Murray, DK Publishing Inc., 2004, pp. 34-35. </ref> | + | {| border="1" align="right" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="250" style="margin-left:5px" |
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| + | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: gray no-repeat scroll top left;"|Battle of Fair Oaks | ||
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| + | |Begun | ||
| + | |July 1, 1863 | ||
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| + | |Ended | ||
| + | |July 4, 1863 | ||
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| + | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Army of the Potomac | ||
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| + | |Commander | ||
| + | |GEN [[George McClellan]] | ||
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| + | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: gray no-repeat scroll top left;"|Army of Northern Virginia | ||
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| + | |Commander | ||
| + | |GEN [[Joseph E. Johnston]] | ||
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| + | |}The '''Battle of Fair Oaks''' was a battle in the [[American Civil War]], which lasted from May to June, 1862. It happened when General [[Joseph Johnston]] made plans to stop the advancing armies of General [[George McClellan]]. The actual attack did little to change the positions of either army. During the engagement, General Johnston was wounded and General Gustavus Smith took brief command. President [[Jefferson Davis]] replaced him with General [[Robert E. Lee]]. <ref> [[Civil War: Battles and Leaders]], edited by Aaron R. Murray, DK Publishing Inc., 2004, pp. 34-35. </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:51, September 4, 2007
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| Battle of Fair Oaks | |
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| Begun | July 1, 1863 |
| Ended | July 4, 1863 |
| Army of the Potomac | |
| Commander | GEN George McClellan |
| Army of Northern Virginia | |
| Commander | GEN Joseph E. Johnston |
The Battle of Fair Oaks was a battle in the American Civil War, which lasted from May to June, 1862. It happened when General Joseph Johnston made plans to stop the advancing armies of General George McClellan. The actual attack did little to change the positions of either army. During the engagement, General Johnston was wounded and General Gustavus Smith took brief command. President Jefferson Davis replaced him with General Robert E. Lee. [1]
References
- ↑ Civil War: Battles and Leaders, edited by Aaron R. Murray, DK Publishing Inc., 2004, pp. 34-35.