Battle of Malvern Hill
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 55,000
Killed: 869
Wounded: 4,241
Captured or Missing: 540
Total: 5,650
Confederate Commanders
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Lieut. Gen. James S. Gilliam
Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton
Brig. Gen. William H. C. Whiting
Brig. Gen. Alexander R. Lawton
Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
Brig. Gen. David R. Jones
Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs
Brig. Gen. Paul J Semmes
Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw
Brig. Gen. Howell Cobb
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Huger
Brig. Gen. Robert Ransom Jr.
Brig. Gen. William Mahone
Brig. Gen. Ambrose Wright
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise
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Confederate Order of Battle
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July 1, 1862
Henrico County, Virginia
Union Tactical Victory
Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
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National Park Service
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American Battlefield Trust
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American History Central
The Battle of Malvern Hill, 1862
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Essential Civil War Curriculum
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Warfare History Network
What You'll Find at Richmond National Battlefield Park
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Emerging Civil War
The Second Battle of Malvern Hill
Malvern Hill: A Victory with the Look and Feel of Defeat
A Thousand Words A Battle: Malvern Hill
Artillery: "As Though an Earthquake": The Guns of Malvern Hill
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Iron Brigade
Union Artillery Played a Deadly and Decision Role in the Battle of Malvern Hill
General Albion P. Howe's Report on the Battle of the Malvern Hill
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HistoryNet.com
Diary Excerpt: Report on the Battle of Malvern Hill by J. D. Eggleston
'Brave by Vain Valor's Letter from the Battle of Malvern Hill
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YouTube.com
Unveiling the Epic Battle of Malvern Hill
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Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 54,000
Killed: 314
Wounded: 1,875
Captured or Missing: 818
Total: 3,007
Union Commanders
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Brig. Gen. Israel B. Richardson
Brig. Gen. John C. Caldwell
Brig. Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher
Brig. Gen. William H. French
Brig. Gen. John Sedgwick
Brig. Gen. William W. Burns
Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman
Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover
Brig. Gen. Daniel F. Sickles
Brig. Gen. Philip Kearny
Brig. Gen. John S. Robinson
Brig. Gen. David B. Birney
Brig. Gen. Hiram G Berry
Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes
Brig. Gen. Darius N. Couch
Brig. Gen. Albion P. Howe
Brig. Gen. John J. Abercrombie
Brig. Gen. Innis N. Palmer
Brig. Gen. George W. Morrell
Brig. Gen. John H. Martindale
Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin
Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield
Brig. Gen. George Sykes
Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin
Brig. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
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Union Order of Battle
V Corps & Miscellaneous Units​
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