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Capture of Yorktown and Gloucester... Civil War map...
Capture of Yorktown and Gloucester... Civil War map...
Item # 701615
May 05, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1862
* George b. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign
* Siege & capture of Yorktown & Gloucester Point
The front page is dominated by a Civil War map headed: "The Capture of Yorktown and Gloucester Point" with further details. Also first column heads include: "YORKTOWN CAPTURED!" "Flight of the Rebel Army..." "Gloucester Also Evacuated" "Our Cavalry & Light Artillery Pressing the Rebel Rear" "Important Events Expected at Corinth" and much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.
AI notes: In the spring of 1862, during the Peninsula Campaign, Union forces under General George B. McClellan advanced up the Virginia Peninsula aiming for Richmond, encountering Confederate defenses at Yorktown and Gloucester Point. Confederate General John B. Magruder, commanding a smaller force, skillfully used deception and fortifications to give the impression of a much larger army, slowing the Union advance for nearly a month. Rather than assaulting the well-prepared positions, McClellan employed siege tactics, digging trenches and bringing artillery to bear, which eventually forced Magruder to retreat toward Williamsburg. The Confederates simultaneously abandoned Gloucester Point, securing the York River approaches. The Union capture of these positions cleared the way for further operations toward Richmond, but McClellan’s cautious strategy allowed Confederate forces time to regroup, demonstrating both the effectiveness of defensive maneuvering and the limits of Union offensive momentum during the campaign.
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