The Peninsula Campaign (17 March to 1 July 1862; operation completely ended by 26 August 1862) was the first large-scale Union offensive operation launched in the eastern theater of the American Civil War. Led by Major General George B. McClellan, the invasion of the Confederate-held Virginia Peninsula, with the goal of capturing Richmond, famously failed primarily due to its overly cautious and fearful commander.
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