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commander during the first months

of the war, but his reluctance to

advance started to frustrate Lincoln

little by little. By 1862, George B.

McClellan planned a strategy to

capture Yorktown and on May 4th,

he was able to successfully lead his

army up the peninsula between the

York and James Rivers and capture

Yorktown. However, he was soon

attacked by the forces led by Robert

E. Lee and Jackson, who were

part of the Confederate. This was

known as the Seven Days' Battles,