The Peninsula Campaign:
Westover Plantation

1862

Westover Plantation was headquarters to the Union Fifth Corps. Nearby is Harrison's Landing, final supply point for McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.

After the battle of Malvern Hill, Federal forces were weakened to the point that orders came from Washington to not take the offensive. During the month of August Union troops were withdrawn from the Peninsula, denying Lee a decisive victory. However, McClellan's failure to take Richmond meant that the war would continue.