Seven Pines, Battle of

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also called Battle of Fair Oaks

(May 31–June 1, 1862), in the American Civil War, two-day battle in the Peninsular Campaign, in which Confederate attacks were repulsed, fought 6 miles (10 km) east of the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. The Union Army of the Potomac was commanded by Major General George B. McClellan (McClellan, George B) and the Confederates by General Joseph E. Johnston (Johnston, Joseph E), who was severely wounded in the first day of fighting. Northern casualties numbered more than 5,000, Southern more than 6,000.

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