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In the short term, it was detrimental because their commanding General, the highly-respected Joseph E. Johnston, was badly wounded and hospitalised, needing to be replaced.
But his replacement was Robert E. Lee, who took that army to great victories in the next few weeks.
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When did Battle of Seven Oaks happen?
Battle of Seven Oaks happened on 1816-06-19.
Where did the battle of seven oaks take place?
canada
The battle of fair oaks?
Also called Seven Pines, in the Peninsula campaign in May '62. This was where Joseph E. Johnston was badly wounded and out of the fight for many months - to be replaced by Robert E. Lee.
Who battled in the battle of fair oaks?
The Battle of Fair Oaks (known also as Seven Pines) was fought May 31 - June 1 of 1862 and was a part of Major General McClellan's failed Peninsular Campaign. The battle was between the Federal Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Virginia under General Joseph E. Johnston. Major General G. W. Smith would take command of the rebels after Johnston was wounded during the afternoon of the 31st. It was considered a draw, but both sides would claim victory. Robert E Lee would take command the evening of June 1st, and the Army of Northern Virginia was born.
Why did the seven days' battle happen?
In the early spring of 1862 Union General George McClellan landed the Army of the Potomac on the York-James Peninsula.His plan was to move up the peninsula and capture Richmond(the Capitol of the Confederacy). Over the next few months he was able to push the Confederate forces under the command of General Joseph Johnston back to within less than 5 miles(at some points) of Richmond. On May 31 and June1 the battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines were fought during which Johnston was seriously wounded. On June 1 General Robert E. Lee was appointed to take command of the Confederate forces. On June 25 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia began an aggressive counter-attack which in the space of "Seven Days" would undo what took McClellan several months to do. The last battle was at Malvern Hill. The purpose was to relieve Richmond of the near proximity of Union forces.
