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Between April and May 1862, Lee Hall Mansion served as a headquarters for Confederate generals John B. Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston. From this location, they directed the defense of the Warwick-Yorktown line against Major General George B. McClellan's advancing Union Army. On May 4, 1862, a small skirmish was fought on the property as the Confederate Army retreated to Williamsburg. The lower Peninsula was occupied by Union forces until the end of the war. To learn more about the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, please visit www.peninsulacampaign.org.
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