Also Known As
- Battle of Yorktown
Date and Location
- April 5–May 4, 1862
- York County and Newport News, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General George B. McClellan
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Major General John B. Magruder
- General Joseph E. Johnston
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Potomac
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of the Peninsula
- Army of Northern Virginia
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 121,500
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 35,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 182 (killed, wounded, captured/missing
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 300 (killed, wounded, captured/missing
Result
- Inconclusive
Timeline of the Peninsula Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Peninsula Campaign in order. The battles that occurred from June 25 to July 1, 1862, are collectively known as the Seven Days Battles.
- March 8–9, 1862 — Battle of Hampton Roads
- April 5–May 4, 1862 — Siege of Yorktown
- May 5, 1862 — Battle of Williamsburg
- May 15, 1862 — Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
- May 31–June 1, 1862 — Battle of Seven Pines
- June 25, 1862 — Battle of Oak Grove
- June 26, 1862 — Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
- June 27, 1862 — Battle of Gaines’ Mill
- June 29, 1862 — Battle of Savage’s Station
- June 30, 1862 — Battle of Glendale
- July 1, 1862 — Battle of Malvern Hill