[DOC] [TLE] Peninsula Campaign - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] George B. McClellan, Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee ... general-in-chief 
George B. McClellan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond ... and, in 
the Seven Days' Campaign, driving him off the Peninsula and saving Richmond. 
.... June 25, 1862 - Union general George B. McClellan's forces advance on Oak 
Grove... [DOC] [TLE] Lee, Robert E. (ca. 18061870) - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861
1865) who led the Army of Northern Virginia from June 1862 until its ... he 
repulsed George B. McClellan's army from the Confederate capital during the ..... 
The next day, Lee determined to attack the Northern forces, despite the 
misgivings of his... [DOC] [TLE] The Peninsula Campaign - Civil War Trust [PAR] By early April 1862, the Army of the Potomac  over 120,000 strong  had been 
... Rivers and was in position to move on the Confederate capital of Richmond. ... 
Before McClellan could put his plan into motion, General Joseph E. Johnston .... 
June 1, 1862, Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Confederate forces... [DOC] [TLE] Robert E. Lee - Civil War Trust [PAR] Biography of General Robert E. Lee - including history articles, links, ... Abraham 
Lincoln offered Lee the command of the Federal forces in April 1861. ... managed 
to fight McClellan to a stalemate on September 17, 1862. ... of his aggressive 
troops, Lee attacked strong Union positions on high ground. .... 42,500 Acres 
Saved. [DOC] [TLE] The Seven Days Battles - Civil War Trust [PAR] Learn more about the Seven Days Battles in June and July of 1862 from ... 
Robert E. Lee makes a spectacular entrance onto the Civil War's main stage and 
in less ... in the field near Seven Pines, east of Richmond, Virginia, the 
Confederate capital. .... In truth, by not pressing his attack, McClellan had given 
Lee a great gift... [DOC] [TLE] Seven Days Battles - Wikipedia [PAR] The Seven Days Battles were a series of six major battles over the seven days 
from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil 
War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the ... 
The Seven Days began on Wednesday, June 25, 1862, with a Union attack in the
... [DOC] [TLE] George B. McClellan - Wikipedia [PAR] George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826  October 29, 1885) was an 
American soldier, ... General McClellan failed to maintain the trust of President 
Abraham Lincoln. He was insubordinate to his commander-in-chief and privately 
derisive of him. He was ... During a temporary armistice in which the forces of 
Gen. [DOC] [TLE] Seven Days Battle | HistoryNet [PAR] But Lee knew he could not protect the Confederate capital for long against such 
... Major General A. P. Hill's Confederate troops attacked as planned but were ... 
On June 27, the Confederates attacked those positions in a series of costly 
charges. ... cautious McClellan that he needed to give up his plan to capture 
Richmond... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of the Civil War, July 1861-July 1864 - North Carolina ... [PAR] Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops 
stationed at ... Confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses 
S. Grant at ... the Confederate army, and McClellan halted his troops, awaiting 
reinforcements. ... The Gettysburg Campaign: Confederate General Lee decided 
to take the... [DOC] [TLE] George McClellan - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] McClellan was well liked by his men, but his reticence to attack the ... In 1862, 
McClellan's Peninsula Campaign unraveled after the Seven Days ... By 
November 1861, McClellan had assembled an army of 168,000 troops and 
fortified the capital of ... When General Robert E. Lee took control of Confederate 
forces on June 1,... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline . Robert E. Lee . American Experience . WGBH | PBS [PAR] The tarnished reputation of his once-great father will haunt Robert E. Lee for the 
rest .... Confederate forces attack Fort Sumter

Question: Robert E. Lee saved this capital from capture with his June 1862 attack on McClellan's forces
Answer: Richmond