SEVEN PINES VA
\sˈɛvən pˈa͡ɪnz vˌiːˈe͡ɪ], \sˈɛvən pˈaɪnz vˌiːˈeɪ], \s_ˈɛ_v_ə_n p_ˈaɪ_n_z v_ˌiː__ˈeɪ]\
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May 31, 1862, McClellan's army had crossed the Chickahominy and advanced toward Richmond. Johnston, with a heavy force of Confederates, attacked Keyes' corps at Seven Pines. Keyes defended himself stoutly, but the rain had washed away the bridges over the Chickahominy and reinforcements came up slowly, so he held his line with difficulty. After protracted and fierce fighting, reinforcements came up under Sumner, and the Confederates were repulsed, Johnston himself receiving severe wounds.
By John Franklin Jameson
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