Friday, June 23, 2006
This Day in American History
On this day in 1862, Robert E. Lee (recently placed in command of the Army of Northern Virginia due to the wounding of Joe Johnston at the battle of Fair Oaks) confers with his lieutenant generals, including Thomas Jackson, to plan the battle of Mechanicsville which will start the series of battles to send the overwhelming Union forces, just a few miles from Richmond, back down the peninsula between the James and York rivers in ignominious defeat, in what will be known thereafter as the battle of the Seven Days.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:09 AM 
