Siege of Yorktown
Forces Engaged:
Killed: 468
Wounded: 1442
Captured or Missing: 2283
Total: 4193
Confederate Officers
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April 5 - May 4, 1862
York County and Newport News, Virginia
Inconclusive
Peninsula Campaign (March-September 1862)
National Park Service
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American Battlefield Trust
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American History Central
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Warfare History Network
Army of the Potomac Flounders in Drive for Richmond
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WarHistory.org
The Second Siege of Yorktown – 1862 Part I
The Second Siege of Yorktown – 1862 Part II
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New York Times
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Harper's Weekly
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Forces Engaged:
Killed: 288
Wounded: 975
Captured or Missing: 997
Total: 2260
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