Osprey - [Campaign 124] - Fair Oaks 1862: McClellan's Peninsula campaign

This Osprey title details General George B. McClellan's controversial
Peninsula campaign and the southern attempt to halt the Union juggernaut
during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Following its humiliating
defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, McClellan took command of the
Union Army of the Potomac. In the spring of 1862, having rebuilt his
forces, the "Little Napoleon" devised a plan to end the war in a single
campaign. Transporting his army by sea to the Virginia Peninsula, he
would outflank Confederate forces and march unopposed on Richmond, the
Southern capital. Excessive caution squandered the opportunity, however,
and on 31 May the Confederates struck at McClellan's divided forces at
Fair Oaks.