05/07/1862 |
05/07/1862 |
At Eltham's Landing, Confederate units thwart Union attempts to cut off their retreat from Yorktown |
05/31/1862 |
05/31/1862 |
Commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia badly wounded on the battlefield |
05/31/1862 |
06/01/1862 |
Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond |
06/02/1862 |
06/02/1862 |
Robert E. Lee is appointed field commander of the Army of Northern Virginia |