When George
B. McClellan began the Peninsula
Campaign toward Richmond in March of 1862, the Union
hoped – and the Confederacy feared – that a successful
attack on the Confederate capital could end the Civil
War. While the Peninsula Campaign had some dramatic
moments, the end of the war was not one of them. It took
McClellan’s army nearly
three months to get within miles
of Richmond – and Robert
E. Lee’s army seven
days to drive them back again.
Now you can follow the twists and turns of McClellan’s
amphibious movements, Joe Johnston’s Fabian tactics and
Lee’s aggressive offensive with our
newest Animated Map. The video
tells the story of the Peninsula Campaign with digital
motion graphics, live-action footage, original
photographs and illustrations and, of course, our
detailed animated battle maps. From the first-ever
engagement of ironclads at Hampton
Roads to “Prince John” Magruder’s
deception at Yorktown,
fromWilliamsburg to Seven
Pines to the Seven
Days Battles, get ready to learn
about technological innovations, brilliant maneuvers,
bad luck, and decisions good and bad.
See how the campaign that could have ended the Civil War
ended up changing the course of it. Visit
our website to watch the Peninsula Animated Map now.
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