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Battle of Gaines's Mills

Confederate Commander

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Forces Engaged:

Army of Northern Virginia

Killed: 1,483

Wounded: 6,402

Captured or Missing: 108

Total: 7,993

Confederate Commanders

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Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell

Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill

Maj. Gen. James Longstreet

Maj. Gen. D. H. Hill

Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson

Brig. Gen. William Pendleton

Brig. Gen. William H. C. Whiting

Brig. Gen. John B. Hood

Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder

Brig. Gen. Alexander R. Lawton

Brig. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble

Brig. Gen. R. E. Rodes

Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland, Jr.

Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley

Brig. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox

Brig. Gen. Roger A. Pryor

Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Featherston

Brig. Gen. Charles W. Field

Brig. Gen. Maxey Gregg

Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Anderson

Brig. Gen. L. O'B. Branch

Brig. Gen. J. J. Archer

Brig. Gen. William D. Pender

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Confederate Order of Battle

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Confederate Official Records

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June 27, 1862

Hanover County, Virginia

Also known as

Battle of Chickahominy River

Confederate Victory

Forces Engaged:

Army of the Potomac

Killed: 894

Wounded: 3,107

Captured or Missing: 2,836

Total: 6,837

Union Commanders

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Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter

Brig. Gen. Philip St. George Cooke

Brig. Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher

Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes

Brig. Gen. Darius N. Couch

Brig. Gen. George A. McCall

Brig. Gen. George W. Morell

Brig. Gen. George Sykes

Brig. Gen. Henry W. Slocum

Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin

Brig. Gen. John H. Martindale

Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin

Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield

Brig. Gen. Truman Seymour

Brig. Gen. George W. Taylor

Brig. Gen. John Newton

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Union Order of Battle

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Union Official Records

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