Battle of Malvern Hill

Battle of Malvern Hill
	Part of the American Civil War
	; The battle of Malvern Hill, by Currier and Ives.
Date	July 1, 1862
Location	Henrico County, Virginia; Coordinates: 37°24′45″N 77°15′03″W / 37.4124°N 77.2509°W
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
George B. McClellan; Fitz John Porter	Robert E. Lee
Strength
54,000	55,000
Casualties and losses
2,100	5,650

The Battle of Malvern Hill was a battle in the American Civil War. It was fought on July 1, 1862.

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Battle Of Malvern Hill Media

Seven Days Battles map shows the succession of battles: Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Savage's Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill.
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Engraving after a sketch of the battle by Alfred Waud.
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.
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.
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
Confederate attacks repulsed by Unionist artillery, Harper's Weekly 1862 July 26
Artillery antipersonnel shot-canister for a 12-pounder (5.4 kg) cannon from the Civil War era