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=__ **Gaines's Mill **__= Vicky Nase and Jade Hess

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1 .  Gaines’s mill     ======

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<span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 137, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">2. <span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">June 27th, 1862       ======

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<span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">3. Hanover county Virginia       ======

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<span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 137, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">4. Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS]        ======

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<span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 137, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">5. 91,232 total (US 34,214; CS 57,018) Some of the time the confederate troops were disorganized. Both army’s achieved their initial objective Porter’s objective <span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">was to hold until night, Lee’s objective was to control the union most of the battle and also to break there supply lines with the white house. ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 137, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">6.This is the Gains mill battle. It was fight in Hanover County V.A. It started on June 27, 1862. It was the confederate (south) vs. The union (north) they ended up for fighting for only a couple of days. This was a one of the battles fought during the Clive war this was the third battle of the seen days. Porter’s V Corps had a strong line of troops up the swamp. Gen. Robert E. Lee renewed his attacks against Porter’s V Corps. Towards the evening the confederate started to move the unions line right back up he river as the night went on the confederate <span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">evenly works there way to the defeated most of the union by the night was over. ======

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<span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">7. Chased the union to the river and forced them to go to the river and cross it over night go move on the confederate side The Union also had good strategy like during the begging of this war they established a good defensive line, which helped them a lot. ======

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<span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">8. Confederate victory They won by chasing the north across the river which forced the north to cross the river over night. ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 137, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">9. Casualties 15,500 total (US 6,800; CS 8,700). ======

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<span style="color: rgb(48, 7, 228);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(53, 6, 203);"><span style="color: rgb(59, 8, 196);"><span style="color: rgb(119, 0, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 255);"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(48, 7, 228);">10. This third war of seven did not really impact the war but it did have a major death count. This day was the most vicious of the seven the war was won by the Union so this did not help the confederates. ======











sources: http://www.nps.gov/history/HPS/abpp/battles/va017.htm http://civilwarlandscapes.org/cwla/states/va/gm/gmf.htm http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/va/va017.html http://usa-civil-war.com/Gaines_Mill/gaines_mill.html http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gaines-mill-us-army-regulars-to-the-rescue.htm http://northcountry.bobsterner.com/Gains%20Mills.jpg http://www.usa-civil-war.com/CWPhotos6/savage_stn_wounded.jpg