Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia

Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia - The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter's/Crew's Farm, was fought on July 1, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia. It was the final engagement the Seven Days Battles of the the Peninsula Campaign. A series of errors in communication and execution of orders by Confederates allows Union troops to inflict heavy casualties on Robert E. Lee's advancing army, ending his series of counterattacks. 
== Union Troops ==
* 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery
* 2nd Delaware Infantry
* 20th Indiana Infantry
* 8th Illinois Cavalry
* McClellan DragoonsDyer says Barker's Dragoons, but this must be an error
* Sturgis Rifles
* 2nd Maine Infantry
* 3rd Maine Infantry
* 4th Maine Infantry
* 5th Maine Infantry
* 6th Maine Infantry
* 7th Maine Infantry
* 11th Maine InfantryNot originally referenced in Dyer but listed on unit homepage
* 1st Maryland Light Artillery / Battery A (U)
* 1st Maryland Light Artillery / Battery B (U)
* 1st Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
* 3rd Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
* 5th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
* 1st Massachusetts Infantry
* 7th Massachusetts Infantry
* 9th Massachusetts Infantry
* 10th Massachusetts Infantry
* 11th Massachusetts Infantry
* 15th Massachusetts Infantry
** 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooter Company (attached)
* 16th Massachusetts Infantry
* 19th Massachusetts Infantry
* 20th Massachusetts Infantry
* 22nd Massachusetts Infantry
** 2nd Massachusetts Sharpshooter Company (attached)
* 29th Massachusetts Infantry
* (II) 1st Michigan Infantry
* 2nd Michigan Infantry
* (I) 3rd Michigan Infantry
* (I) 4th Michigan Infantry
* 5th Michigan Infantry
* 7th Michigan Infantry
* 16th Michigan Infantry
** Brady's (Independent) Sharpshooter Company (attached)
* 1st Minnesota Infantry
* 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
* 5th New Hampshire Infantry
* 1st New Jersey Light Artillery Battery ("Battery A")
* 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery Battery ("Battery B")
* (II) 1st New Jersey Infantry
* (II) 2nd New Jersey Infantry
* (II) 3rd New Jersey Infantry
* (II) 4th New Jersey Infantry
* 5th New Jersey Infantry
* 6th New Jersey Infantry
* 7th New Jersey Infantry
* 8th New Jersey Infantry
* 1st New York Cavalry
* 6th New York CavalryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery B
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery D
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery E
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery G
* 1st New York Light Artillery / Battery H
* 1st New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battalion
* 2nd New York Light Artillery BattalionNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 1st New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 3rd New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 4th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 5th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 6th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 7th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 8th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 15th New York EngineersNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 50th New York EngineersNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 1st New York Infantry
* 2nd New York Infantry
* (II) 5th New York Infantry
* 7th New York Infantry
* 10th New York Infantry
* (II) 12th New York Infantry
* (II) 13th New York Infantry
* 14th New York Infantry
* 16th New York Infantry
* 18th New York Infantry
* (II) 20th New York Infantry
* (II) 25th New York Infantry
* 27th New York Infantry
* 31st New York Infantry
* 32nd New York Infantry
* 33rd New York Infantry
* 34th New York Infantry
* 36th New York Infantry
* 37th New York Infantry
* 38th New York Infantry
* 40th New York Infantry
* 42nd New York Infantry
* 43rd New York Infantry
* 44th New York Infantry
* 49th New York Infantry
* 52nd New York Infantry
* 55th New York Infantry
* 56th New York Infantry
* 57th New York Infantry
* 61st New York Infantry
* 62nd New York Infantry
* 63rd New York Infantry
* 64th New York Infantry
* 65th New York Infantry
* 66th New York Infantry
* 67th New York Infantry
* 69th New York Infantry
* 70th New York Infantry
* 71st New York Infantry
* 72nd New York Infantry
* 73rd New York Infantry
* 74th New York Infantry
* 77th New York Infantry
* 81st New York InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 82nd New York Infantry (2nd New York State Militia)
* 85th New York InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 87th New York Infantry
* 88th New York Infantry
* 92nd New York InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 96th New York Infantry
* 98th New York InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 100th New York InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 101st New York Infantry
* 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry
* 5th Pennsylvania CavalryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
* 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry
* 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery A
* 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery B
* (I) 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery C
* 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery D
* 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery E
* 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery G
* 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery / Battery H
* 1st Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 2nd Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 3rd Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 4th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 5th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 6th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 7th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 8th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 9th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 10th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 11th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 12th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* 13th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry
* (II) 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 26th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 49th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 52nd Pennsylvania InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 57th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
* 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 69th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 71st Pennsylvania Infantry
* 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 81st Pennsylvania Infantry (31st Volunteers)
* 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 95th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 96th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 98th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 101st Pennsylvania InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 102nd Pennsylvania Infantry
* 103rd Pennsylvania InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 104th Pennsylvania InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 105th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 106th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery A
* 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery B
* 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery C
* 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery E
* 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery G
* 2nd Rhode Island Infantry
* 2nd Vermont Infantry
* 3rd Vermont Infantry
* 4th Vermont Infantry
* 5th Vermont Infantry
* 6th Vermont Infantry
* (I) 5th Wisconsin Infantry
* 1st United States CavalryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 1st United States Artillery / Battery ENot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 4th United States CavalryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 1st United States Artillery / Battery E
* 1st United States Artillery / Battery H
* 1st United States Artillery / Battery I
* 1st United States Artillery / Battery K
* 2nd United States Artillery / Battery A
* 2nd United States Artillery / Battery B
* 2nd United States Artillery / Battery D
* 2nd United States Artillery / Battery E
* 2nd United States Artillery / Battery G
* 2nd United States Artillery / Battery L
* 3rd United States Artillery / Battery F
* 3rd United States Artillery / Battery K
* 3rd United States Artillery / Battery L
* 3rd United States Artillery / Battery M
* 4th United States Artillery / Battery A
* 4th United States Artillery / Battery C
* 4th United States Artillery / Battery G
* 4th United States Artillery / Battery K
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery A
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery C
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery D
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery F
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery I
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery K
* 1st United States Sharpshooters
* 1st United States Engineer Battalion
* 2nd United States Infantry
* 3rd United States Infantry
* 4th United States Infantry
* 6th United States Infantry
* 8th United States InfantryNot originally referenced on Dyer summary but listed on unit homepage
* 10th United States Infantry
* 11th United States Infantry
* 12th United States Infantry
* 14th United States Infantry
* 17th United States Infantry
== Casualties ==
* Union: 397 killed, 2,092 wounded, 725 captured/missing = Total 3,274
== Sub-Operations ==
This operation is part of:
* March 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* (Pages 609, 631, 641, 883, 888, 890, 904, 905)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Malvern_Hill
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