. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . BottomsBridge, by way of White Oak Bridge and CharlesCity Court House, to the James River and com-municated with the gun-boat fleet. After the bat-tle of Seven Pines, General Lee determined to defend Richmond on the line then held by his fact, in connection with the success of Gen-eral Jackson in freeing the Shenandoah Valley ofUnion forces, restored the confidence of the peopleat Richmond. A large draft of soldiers from theranks furnished a laboring force to build intre
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . BottomsBridge, by way of White Oak Bridge and CharlesCity Court House, to the James River and com-municated with the gun-boat fleet. After the bat-tle of Seven Pines, General Lee determined to defend Richmond on the line then held by his fact, in connection with the success of Gen-eral Jackson in freeing the Shenandoah Valley ofUnion forces, restored the confidence of the peopleat Richmond. A large draft of soldiers from theranks furnished a laboring force to build intrench-ments, and slaves in the counties around Rich-mond were impressed for the work. On the ISth of June, Brigadier-General CuvierGrovers brigade, of Hookers division, made areconnoissance between the Williamsburg road andthe railroad, and found the Confederates in forcebehind earth-works. The divisions of Hooker andKearny advanced on the 25th to a point called OakGrove, about four miles from Richmond, in front ofSeven Pines. This was the nearest approach toRichmond during the investment by McClellan. - ^IISI to
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