Warwick Line (also known as the Warwick-Yorktown line) was a defensive works across the Virginia Peninsula maintained along the Warwick River by Confederate General John B. Magruder against much larger Union forces under General George B. McClellan during the American Civil War in 1861-62. The Virginia Peninsula is a Peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake The Warwick River is a short Tidal estuary which empties into the James River a few miles from Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 John Bankhead Magruder ( May 1, 1807 &ndash February 19, 1871) was a career military officer who served in the armies of three nations During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
The main line extended 12 miles from Yorktown to the Warwick River and downstream to Lee's Mill, then westward to Skiffe's Creek, which flowed into the James River at Mulberry Island, where the line was anchored on the east by a four gun battery at Mulberry Island Point. Yorktown is a Census-designated place (CDP in York County, Virginia, United States. Mulberry Island is located along the James River in southeastern Virginia at the confluence of the Warwick River on the Virginia Peninsula. The south end of Mulberry Island (now part of Fort Eustis) is located at the confluence of the Warwick and James Rivers. Fort Eustis is a United States Army military installation located in Newport News Virginia.
Through elaborate ruse tactics, "Prince John" Magruder, who was also an actor, deceived McClellan and held the line for about 30 days, a delay which helped provide valuable time for the ultimately successful defense of Richmond led by General Robert E. Lee, prolonging the War almost 3 additional years. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated
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