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Civil War in Hampton Roads

Peninsula Campaign

1/1/2008 | 58m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

The Peninsula Campaign was the Civil War's greatest amphibious operation.

Following the Battle of the Ironclads, Major General George Brinton McClellan assumed command of the Army of the Potomac following the Union debacle at Bull Run. The conflicts in Southeast Virginia during the first six months of 1862 comprise the Civil War’s greatest amphibious operation – the Peninsula Campaign.

01/01/2008

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Civil War in Hampton Roads is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media

Major funding provided by The City of Williamsburg, The Virginia War Museum Foundation, Inc., and Riverside Health System. Additional funding provided by the Newport News Warwick Historic Preservation Association, Dennis...

Civil War in Hampton Roads

Peninsula Campaign

1/1/2008 | 58m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Following the Battle of the Ironclads, Major General George Brinton McClellan assumed command of the Army of the Potomac following the Union debacle at Bull Run. The conflicts in Southeast Virginia during the first six months of 1862 comprise the Civil War’s greatest amphibious operation – the Peninsula Campaign.

01/01/2008

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Major funding provided by The City of Williamsburg, The Virginia War Museum Foundation, Inc., and Riverside Health System. Additional funding provided by the Newport News Warwick Historic Preservation Association, Dennis...

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