Talk:Battle of Yorktown (1862)

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[edit] Numerical figures

I've found a wide variety of numbers listed for the troops (from 11,000-13,000 confederate, 32,000-145,000 US) and casualties (from 320-482). I finally settled on the source listed because they gave precise values for everything. These might not be accurate, however, so if anyone can find correct values, please replace. --[[User:Brian0918|brian0918 _talk]] 18:35, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Lee's Mill

I just returned from a trip to the Virginia Peninsula where I consulted with historians from Richmond Battlefield National Park. Apparently, "Lee's Mill" and "Dam No. 1" are not synonyms for the same battle. My original source for this was Sears, but these historians denigrated the accuracy of his account. The National Park Service, which does not include Lee's Mill in its CWSAC program, asserts that it occurred on April 5. The confusing aspect is that both battles happened within less than a mile of each other and both involved troops from Vermont. I will do some more research on Lee's Mill and update the article accordingly as soon as possible. Hal Jespersen 03:15, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I have updated the article to fix this. Hal Jespersen 17:33, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why?

What were the goals of the North and the South when they fought the battle of york town? If you read this please edit this page to tell me. Nowhere else has it on their website, or at least i cant find it.

I think the actual article contains the answer to your question, but the Northern goal was to move up the Virginia Peninsula and capture Richmond. The Southern goal was to prevent that from happening, by stopping the Union advance in front of the Confederate entrenchments at Yorktown. Hal Jespersen 18:11, 9 October 2007 (UTC)