Modern era · 1862
Siege of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line.
- When
- 5 Apr 1862 – 4 May 1862
- Where
- York County
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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