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The climactic Civil War battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862 elevated General Lee’s career - and marked the beginning of the end of General McClellan’s. It was a moment when the Civil War transformed from a rebellion into a revolution. 

 

July 1st marked the climax of the Seven Days’ Battles around Richmond, Virginia. For the first time since the war began, the full might of the two great armies met on one field. The world watched and wondered. The Union army emerged victorious, yet McClellan retreated from victory to establish a safe base on the James River. Lee’s army secured a default victory simply by holding the battlefield and saving Richmond.

Join the Dan Sickles Civil War Roundtable, as we welcome Historian and Author Francis O’Reilly for his examination of this battle and its implications for the war, the armies, the opposing governments, the people, and even slavery.

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