After withdrawing from Yorktown, the Confederate armies pulled back towards Richmond. At Williamsburg (5 May 1862) the Confederate rearguard and the Union advance guard clashed in what developed into a bloody battle. The Confederates succeeded in delaying the Union advance for long enough for their supply trains to reach Richmond.
We also begin a series of shorter articles on the major battles of the war with First Bull Run/ Manassas, Frederickburg and
Chancellorsville.
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