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Seven Days battles
(Encyclopedia) Seven Days battles, in the American Civil War, the week-long Confederate counter-offensive (June 26–July 2, 1862) near Richmond, Va., that ended the Peninsular campaign. After the…Malvern Hill
(Encyclopedia) Malvern Hill: see Seven Days battles.Savage's Station
(Encyclopedia) Savage's Station: see Seven Days battles.Gaines's Mill
(Encyclopedia) Gaines's Mill: see Seven Days battles.Frayser's Farm
(Encyclopedia) Frayser's Farm: see Seven Days battles.Glendale, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Glendale, battle of: see Seven Days battles.Whiting, William Henry Chase
(Encyclopedia) Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1825–65, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Biloxi, Miss. He served in the U.S. army until Feb., 1861, when he resigned and entered the…Reynolds, John Fulton
(Encyclopedia) Reynolds, John Fulton, 1820–63, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Lancaster, Pa. He distinguished himself in the Mexican War. In the Civil War, Reynolds was made (Aug., 1861…Vance, Zebulon Baird
(Encyclopedia) Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830–94, American political leader, Confederate governor of North Carolina (1862–65) in the Civil War, b. Buncombe co., N.C. A lawyer and a Whig, he served in the…Porter, Fitz-John
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Fitz-John, 1822–1901, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Portsmouth, N.H.; nephew of David Porter. He saw service in the Mexican War and was an instructor at West…Trending
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