Peninsula Campaign
Information about the Peninsula Campaign to capture Richmond in the Spring of 1862

 Written Accounts

1862-05-09, Richmond Enquirer; 319 prisoners arrive from Williamsburg - 300 more on the way. All were put in the Libby Prison
1862-05-10, Richmond Enquirer; notes on the Federal officers among the Williamsburg prisoners
1862-05-19, Richmond Enquirer; Soldiers returning to duty will report to Camp Winder
1862-05-24, Richmond Dispatch; important details on companies at Drewry’s Bluff during the fight that did "fatigue duty" and helped clear collapsed casemate, and took casualties while doing so
1862-05-26, Richmond Dispatch; details on Tom Rosser wound. Recuperating at Dr. Gibson’s Franklin St
1862-05-28, Richmond Enquirer; brief description of fighting at Hanover Court House. 56 prisoners brought to Richmond.
1862-05-28, Richmond Enquirer; four or five balloons seen floating over the Yankee and Confederate lines
1862-06-03, Richmond Enquirer; anyone with furniture wagons or buggies should bring them to the York River depot to transport the wounded
1862-06-09, Charleston Mercury; Description of the Battle of Seven Pines - notes that Capt. Elliot is raising a force for local defense; mentions the South Carolina Hospital in Manchester, Chimborazo, Winder, and the Alms House Hospital
1862-06-31, New York Tribune; rosy editorial about McClellan’s prospects against Richmond, and predicting that Jackson will be cut to pieces in the Valley

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