A Union flotilla is decisively repulsed trying to pass the Confederate fortifications at Drewry’s Bluff on the James River.
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Bombardment at Drewry’s Bluff and Confederate Retreat towards Richmond
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Confederate Success in the Shenandoah Offset by the Loss of Norfolk
Confederate successes in the Shenandoah Valley continued with Stonewall Jackson’s victory at McDowell, while Union General George McClellan’s advance up the Virginia peninsula led to the Confederate evacuation of Norfolk and the scuttling of the C.S.S. Virginia.
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The Evacuation of Yorktown and the Battle of Williamsburg
The Confederates abandon Yorktown before George McClellan can lay siege to it. After a brief battle at Williamsburg, both armies continue moving toward Richmond.
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The Crescent City Falls to the Union
Captain David Farragut of the U.S. Navy led a naval force past the Confederate forts guarding New Orleans, Louisiana, and the largest city in the Confederacy soon fell into Union hands.
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