Question

What did General McClellan’s Army of the Potomac try to achieve with the Peninsula Campaign?

Answer 1

A. capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

Explanation: took the test rn

Answer 2

After moving his Army of the Potomac by boat to Fort Monroe on the Atlantic coast in late April, McClellan planned an advance toward Richmond via the peninsula formed by the York and James Rivers. Due to a habit of consistently overestimating his enemy’s numbers, the Union general refused to act until late May.