Wednesday, June 19, 2013

May 4, 1862---The occupation of Yorktown



MAY 4, 1862:              

 General George B. McClellan’s forces occupy Yorktown essentially without firing a shot. McClellan exults over his unearned victory: "There was great cheering in all the camps as they received the news, the bands, silent for a month, played patriotic airs like mad, and as though they would never have another chance to play."


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