Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill was a battle in the American Civil War. It was fought on July 1, 1862.
| Battle of Malvern Hill | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
The battle of Malvern Hill, by Currier and Ives. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| 23x15px United States (Union) | 23x15px CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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George B. McClellan Fitz John Porter | Robert E. Lee | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 54,000 | 55,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,100 | 5,650 | ||||||
Battle Of Malvern Hill Media
- Seven Days Battles overview.png
Seven Days Battles map shows the succession of battles: Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Savage's Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill.
- MalvernHillHouse.jpg
- MalvernHillHouse
- Ridpath's history of the world - being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social (14585591290).jpg
Engraving after a sketch of the battle by Alfred Waud.
- Malvern Hill - 2 Napoleons.jpg
Two 12-lb Napoleons on the west side of Willis Church Road mark the Union position at Malvern Hill, facing north. The Confederates attacked directly toward the guns.
- Revised Union battleplan for the Battle of Malvern Hill.jpg
This map of the Malvern Hill battlefield labels the Willis Church Road as "Quaker Road". Magruder's "Quaker Road" branched off of the Long Bridge Road, which appears in the upper left corner.
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Battle of Malvern Hill; Confederate forces are indicated in red, and Union forces are indicated in blue.
Union gunboats lobbing missiles onto the battlefield at Malvern Hill, Virginia
- Battle of Malvern Hill cph.3c32754.jpg
Confederate attacks repulsed by Unionist artillery, Harper's Weekly 1862 July 26
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Artillery antipersonnel shot-canister for a 12-pounder (5.4 kg) cannon from the Civil War era