Oak Grove (French’s Field, King’s School House )

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Oak Grove (1862)

War:

American Civil War

Also known as:

French’s Field, King’s School House

Date(s):

25 Jun 1862

Location:

Henrico County, Virginia, US

Outcome:

Inconclusive

Principal Commanders:

Confederate: Robert E. Lee
Union: George B. McClellan

Description:

Neither side employed more than Corps.

Each side lost a little over 500 men.

Oak Grove was the first of the Seven Days’ battles. On June 25, McClellan advanced his lines along the Williamsburg Road to get his heavy siege guns in range of Richmond. Union forces attacked over swampy ground with inconclusive results until darkness halted the fighting. McClellan hadn’t attacked with enough strength to derail the Confederate offensive that already had been set in motion. Yet in attacking he’d pulled more of his troops south of the Chickahominy.

The next day, Lee seized the initiative by attacking at Beaver Dam Creek north of the Chickahominy.

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