✦ History

Part of American Civil War

Battle of Williamsburg

May 5, 1862 · Williamsburg

Result Inconclusive

Union troops under McClellan attacked Confederate rearguards near Williamsburg, Virginia, during the Peninsula Campaign. The Confederates held long enough to continue their retreat toward Richmond.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States
Confederate States of America
George B. McClellan military commander
Joseph E. Johnston military commander James Longstreet military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
40,76840,768, 40,768, 45,000
Casualties
2,2832,283
Killed
450456, 460, 456
Wounded
1,4101,410, 1,440, 1,410
Missing
373500, 373
Strength
31,82331,823, 31,823, 30,000
Casualties
1,6821,560
Killed
300288
Wounded
1,5701,000, 975
Missing
133300, 297

Units

Army of the Potomac III Corps (Union Army) 11th Maine Infantry Regiment
Army of Northern Virginia 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment

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