This picture was taken three days after the Battle of Gaines’ Mill. It shows injured soldiers that are still receiving medical attention in a field hospital. The Union used this house, the Garthright family house, as a field hospital while the family was hiding in the basement. It seemed that there are still organizing the soldiers. The Union had to leave more than 2,500 wounded soldiers and some supplies. …show more content…
It was the fourth of the seven days battle. The battle started with 108,000 soldiers from the Union, and, 59,000 from the Confederate. At first the Confederate was too disorganized to pursue the Union, and the Union’s attack was more of a disjointed attack, but eventually both sides got organized and the number of casualties started to increase. The Union army was lead by George B, McClellan and Fitz John Porter; the Confederates army was lead by Robert E. Lee. The Battle of Gaines’ Mill was very important to Robert E. Lee because it was his first major victory of the Civil War. This battle was also the first battle when the two observation balloons flew at the same time, which became a notable moment in the American of aeronautical history. At the end of the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, the confederate defeated the Union and by the end it was considered the second bloodiest battle in the American