Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I kawea mai e McClellan tana ope i roto i te maha o nga maero o Richmond a i te mutunga o Mei, Johnston
I whakamaherehia he whakaeke ki te whakaeke i nga roopu Uniana e rua ki te tonga o te awa o Chickahominy. Ko te wehenga a Huger hei whai i te wehenga o DH Hill, e haere ana i te huarahi o Williamsburg. I te 31 o Mei, i te wa i whakatinanahia ai te mahere, i arahi a James Longstreet i tana wehenga i te huarahi o Williamsburg, i whakaroa te whakaeke katoa. I noho te wehenga a Huger i te po tuatahi o te pakanga i te Charles City Road, me te Tiati o Mahone e tiaki ana i te taha matau o te ope.