Mechanicsville_bl4

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 * N ame of battle **- Mechanicsville
 * Dates battle occurred**- June 26, 1862


 * Location(s) of battle**- Mechanicsville, Virginia


 * Officers in charge**- Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan for the Union and General Robert E. Lee for the Confederate.

 **Information on troops present at the battle**-  15,631 Union Troops and 16,356 Confederate Troops.   **Brief synopsis of battle**- The Battle of Mechanicsville took place on the second day of the Seven Days’ Battles. General Robert Lee was told to command the Confederate troops around Richmond. He needed to prevent George McClellan’s Union army from controlling the Confederate capitol of Richmond. General Lee wanted to combine his army with Stonewall Jackson’s troops. If they combined their armies, the Confederate army would be evenstronger than the Union. McClellan was planning to attack on June 26. Lee was planning to attack the Union with Stonewall Jackson’s army. Unfortunately, Jackson’s army never came. His men could not get there in time. The Confederates attacked. It was a complete failure. The Confederates lost more soldiers than the Union. The Battle of Mechanicsville was a huge victory by the Union. After the battle, McClellan left Mechanicsville to go north. The next day, the two armies fought again. 
 * Major strategic moves and turning points of battle**- General Lee was hoping that Stonewall Jackson and his army got to the battle but he never did. If Jackson would have gotten there, the Confederates would of been bigger than the Union.


 * Outcome of battle** - The Union Won. the confederate had more causalities than the union.


 * Causalities**- The Union lost 360 men and the Confederates lost 1,500.


 * Impact of the battle**-Despite the short-term Union success, however, it was the start of a strategic debacle and the unraveling of the Peninsula Campaign.

Citations: Rickard, J (19 October 2006), //Battle of Mechanicsville, 26 June 1862//, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_mechanicsville.html http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620626.htm www.oldpicture.com www.sonofthesouth.net