General George B. McClellan assembled a highly disciplined force of 100,000 soldiers called the Army of the Potomac. However, because he over estimated the size of the Confederate army, he hesitated to attack. Finally, in the spring of 1862, McClellan launched an effort to capture Richmond called the "Peninsular Campaign." Instead of marching South they slowly went through the peninsula between the James and York rivers.
In June 1862, with McClellan's force poised outside Richmond, the confederate army in Virginia came under the command of Robert E. Lee.
On June 26, Lee attacked launching a serious of clashes known as the Seven Days' Battle that forced the Union army to retreat from near Richmond.
Jackson's troops met Pope's Union forces on the battlefield in August in 1862. The three-day battle became known as the Second Battle of Bull Run.
In June 1862, with McClellan's force poised outside Richmond, the confederate army in Virginia came under the command of Robert E. Lee.
On June 26, Lee attacked launching a serious of clashes known as the Seven Days' Battle that forced the Union army to retreat from near Richmond.
Jackson's troops met Pope's Union forces on the battlefield in August in 1862. The three-day battle became known as the Second Battle of Bull Run.