Battle of Glendale: Robert E. Lee's Lost Opportunity

By late June 1862, the Union army, under George B. McClellan, stood at the doorstep of Richmond. In a desperate hour for the Confederate capital, Robert E. Lee attacked McClellan and drove the Union army into a full retreat toward the safety of the James River. Lee recognized an opportunity to seal a decisive victory and commanded his Army of Northern Virginia to prevent the Union forces from retreating. A.P. Hill, James Longstreet and "e;Stonewall"e; Jackson were among those who engaged in the harrowing day of battle during the Seven Days"e; Campaign. Author Douglas Crenshaw details the dramatic Battle of Glendale in the Civil War.