Oak Grove VA015
1862-06-25 to 1862-06-25 · VA · Peninsula Campaign [March-July 1862] · frozen result: Inconclusive · NPS summary (as listed)
Oak Grove was the first of the Seven Days' battles. On June 25, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan advanced his lines along the Williamsburg Road with the objective of bringing Richmond within range of his siege guns. Union forces attacked over swampy ground with inconclusive results, and darkness halted the fighting. McClellan's attack was not strong enough to derail the Confederate offensive that already had been set in motion. The next day, Lee seized the initiative by attacking at Beaver Dam Creek north of the Chickahominy.
Dossier claims
Draft dossier, revision . Claims are extraction records with their quoted passages, not historical adjudication. JSON
information
unknownunresolved
No original reconnaissance, order or message chain was inspected to establish the commanders’ contemporary knowledge. Retrospective explanations of beliefs, surprise or missed opportunities are not independently verified information states.
logistics
unknownunresolved
No inspected battle-specific supply, ammunition or transport return establishes logistical sufficiency or readiness. Formation lists and retrospective praise are not numerical readiness measures.
objectives
supportedunresolved NPS gives the objective as bringing Richmond within range of McClellan’s siege guns.
A source-described purpose, not a measured range calculation or validated counterfactual.
outcome
disputedpost_outcome Webb describes occupying the position and posting pickets within four miles of Richmond; the frozen result says Union forces withdrew to their lines.
Retain the different descriptions of local gain and final disposition without silently resolving phase or scope. The frozen Inconclusive code stays unchanged.
occupied the position, throw- ing out pickets within four miles of Richmond.webb-peninsula-selections-v1, p.120 (OCR page markers; not checked against print) · snapshot
3be92161e849…Inconclusive (Union forces withdrew to their lines.)arnold-cwsac-battles, battle VA015; column results_text · snapshot
952b5d08402a…supportedpost_outcome The frozen result remains Inconclusive (Union forces withdrew to their lines.).
Retain the frozen outcome and engagement interval. A tactical result, later retreat, success at a local sector and campaign contribution are different measures. No causal effect, half-win or extra independent victory is inferred.
Inconclusive (Union forces withdrew to their lines.)arnold-cwsac-battles, battle VA015; column results_text · snapshot
952b5d08402a…disputedpost_outcome The frozen casualty text reads 1,057 total (US 516; CS 541). The live NPS table reads 1067 total (US 626; CS 441;).
Preserve source versions and population boundaries. No original return was inspected to reconcile totals, categories, missing side breakdowns or reporting cutoffs. A zero display is not no losses; casualties and captured hospital populations are not opening strength. Do not add overlapping battle/component totals.
1,057 total (US 516; CS 541)arnold-cwsac-battles, battle VA015; column casualties_text · snapshot
952b5d08402a…responsibility
supportedunresolved Webb names Heintzelman’s corps, part of Sumner’s and Palmer’s brigade of Keyes’s corps in the advance.
Formation participation is not an equal allocation of credit; original orders and command intervals remain uninspected.
Heintzelrnan's corps, part of Sumner's, and Palmer's brigade of Keyes' corpswebb-peninsula-selections-v1, p.120 (OCR page markers; not checked against print) · snapshot
3be92161e849…strength
unknownunresolved
No inspected return establishes matched personnel at a common opening boundary. The frozen side-specific numerical bounds are blank; zero displays, vessel lists, combined army totals and later casualties cannot fill them.
disputedunresolved The frozen force field reads Corps; the live NPS table reads 0 total (US 0; CS 0;).
These are source fields, not matched opening returns. Preserve vessel versus personnel units, unspecified formations and combined versus side totals. Shared NPS/CWSAC provenance supplies no independent confirmation; displayed zeros are not measured absence.
terrain
supportedunresolved NPS describes attacks over swampy ground; Webb places a small stream within a heavily timbered approach.
Attributed physical setting rather than an admitted terrain score.
a heavily timbered piece of ground, through the middle of which ran a small streamwebb-peninsula-selections-v1, p.120 (OCR page markers; not checked against print) · snapshot
3be92161e849…Open questions
- Original orders, personnel and casualty returns, contemporary message chains, disputed totals and precise command clocks remain deferred after the bounded follow-up. No OCR-to-print or map verification is claimed.
- Keep opening, reinforced, engaged, hospital, captured and vessel populations distinct. Source fields and retrospective judgments do not establish causal contributions.
- Preserve frozen outcomes and campaign membership, including combined/component rows; no automatic commander credit or battle/campaign double counting.