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What was the goal of the Peninsula Campaign?

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The Union launched the Peninsula Campaign to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.

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Correct answer: The goal of the Peninsula campaign was to have the Union Army outflank the Confederate Army massed outside of Washington DC and to capture the Confederate city of Richmond, VA and then work back and wipe out the Confederate Army.

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