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Battle of Seven Pines

In early summer of 1862, a massive federal army under the command of George McClellan invaded Virginia with the goal of capturing the Southern capital of Richmond.  Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston launched a counter attack to stop the advancing Union forces.

Both sides realized that the battle would determine whether the young Confederacy would survive or fall.  General Johnston committed nearly his entire army to the battle in the hopes of driving the Yankees from the field at a place called Seven Pines.  McClellan entered more of his own troops into the battle in an effort to halt the Southern counter attack.

By the end of the battle, Richmond had been saved and the Yankee army was forced to retreat; but Confederate commander Joseph Johnston was seriously wounded.  Two days later, Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia for the South, destined to become known as the greatest military leader of all time.

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