Retreat from Victory: The Battle of Malvern Hill and the End of the Seven Days, July 1, 1862

Malvern Hill marks a pivotal Civil War clash where armies contended for Richmond and fate hinged on strategic choices.

Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862, marked the climax of the Seven Days’ Battles around Richmond, Virginia. For the first time since the Civil War began, the full might of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Union Army of the Potomac and Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia met on one field. The world watched and wondered as this high-stakes combat played out on ...