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Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to episode number 248 of our Civil War podcast.

I'm Rich.

And I'm Tracy.

Hello y'all.

Welcome to the podcast.

With this show, we're going to continue with our look back at what happened during

the second year of the Civil War.

As y'all recall, when we wrap things up at the end of the last episode, we had just finished

with June 1862.

And so we'll start this show at the beginning of July.

On July 1st, the Battle of Malvern Hill is the last clash of the seven days campaign.

At Malvern Hill, Robert E. Lee makes his final attempt to deal a lethal blow to the army

of the Potomac.

But the Union position is a strong one, and the Confederate attacks are neither well-planned

nor well-coordinated.

And the rebel troops advancing across open fields take heavy casualties from the unrelenting

fire of federal artillery batteries and also from the big cannon on the nearby Yankee

gunboats on the James River.

George McClellan rejects suggestions by his subordinates that he launch a counterattack

after the army of the Potomac's defensive victory at Malvern Hill.

And instead, he continues his retreat to Harrison's Landing, where he establishes

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