Posted on April 26, 2015 by Ray Starmann The Peninsula Campaign – Robert E. Lee and the Seven Days Civil War Trust By Robert E.L. Krick By June of 1862, following its slow advance up the Peninsula, McClellan’s army was so close to Richmond Union soldiers could hear the church bells ring in the city. The end of the war seemed near at hand. But in a bold stroke, Robert E. Lee took the initiative, attacking the Union army in what would be known as the Seven Days’ Battles. Military History
