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The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexters Farm, took place on July 1, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
This was the sixth and last of the Seven Days Battles. On July 1, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill. The Confederates suffered more than 5,300 casualties without gaining an inch of ground. Despite his victory, McClellan withdrew to entrench at Harrisons Landing on James River, where his army was protected by gunboats. This ended the Peninsula Campaign. When McClellans army ceased to threaten Richmond, Lee sent Jackson to operate against Maj. Gen. John Popes army along the Rapidan River, thus initiating the Northern Virginia Campaign.
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