Siege of Yorktown (1862)

April 5 – May 4, 1862 · York County

George McClellan's Union army spent a month besieging Confederate lines at Yorktown in the Peninsula Campaign. The Confederates withdrew before his big assault, which gave them time to defend Richmond.

Union

Confederate States

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 118,000
Casualties
182
Strength
c. 53,000