Battle of Riddell’s Shop

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The Battle of Riddell’s Shop, more commonly known as the Battle of Glendale, was a major 1862 engagement of the American Civil War’s Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia, involving intense fighting as Union forces retreated toward the James River.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Frayser’s Farm
Battle of Glendale
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America (Union)
campaign Peninsula Campaign
casualties thousands combined
combatant Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army of the Potomac
linked to: Army of the Potomac
commander George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee
ConfederateCommander A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill

James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
ConfederateStrength large portion of the Army of Northern Virginia
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date June 30, 1862
description intense fighting during Union retreat toward the James River
major engagement of the Seven Days Battles
followedBy Battle of Malvern Hill
front Virginia Peninsula
location Henrico County, Virginia
linked to: Henrico County
near Richmond, Virginia
notableFeature complex, poorly coordinated Confederate attacks
fragmented Union defensive positions along multiple roads
objective to cut off Union retreat to the James River
partOf Seven Days Battles
precededBy Battle of Gaines’s Mill
relatedTo McClellan’s retreat to Harrison’s Landing
defense of the Union supply line to the James River
result inconclusive
tactically inconclusive
significance key engagement preventing Confederates from destroying the Union army during the Seven Days Battles
state Virginia
strategicOutcome Confederate strategic advantage
tacticalSituation Confederate forces attempting to strike the Union column in transit
Union forces retreating from positions near Richmond
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod American Civil War, 1862
typeOfEngagement land battle
UnionCommander Edwin V. Sumner
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Joseph Hooker
Philip Kearny
UnionStrength multiple corps of the Army of the Potomac
year 1862

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Battle of Glendale alsoKnownAs Battle of Riddell’s Shop
Battle of Frayser’s Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Riddell’s Shop