Search results
29 paź 2013 · Historycentral. 3.58K subscribers. Subscribed. 4. 826 views 10 years ago. General McClellan moved the Army of Potomac to Fort Monroe. From there, his plan called for a rapid movement up the...
Join Garry Adelman at the Yorktown Battlefield as he details the photos that were taken there during the Civil War.
Moses’ brother Cato, a soldier on the British side, is sent into harm’s way by Cornwallis and is aided by a sympathetic Hessian soldier. After a long siege, Cornwallis surrenders. It’s a ...
Explore the Civil War Siege of Yorktown in our 360° Virtual Tour! The Civil War Siege of Yorktown is one of the most fascinating Civil War battlefields and a must-see for any Civil War enthusiast. Click the tour points to learn more about the battlefield.
Hop in the car with Revolutionary War Historian Kristopher White for this all-encompassing tour of the Yorktown Battlefield, where American Independence was won in 1781. We also explore the town and visit some of the earthworks associated with the Civil War battle 81 years later.
At nightfall on October 14, 1781, American and French soldiers made a surprise attack on Redoubts 9 and 10 at Yorktown, Virginia. The small earthen fortifications were the key to Lord Cornwallis’s besieged defenses.
The Battle of Yorktown or siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac encountered Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small Confederate force at Yorktown behind the Warwick Line.
