June 30, 1862

• The Battle of Glendale, also known as the Battle of Frayser's Farm, was Lee's best opportunity to catch the Union army and prevent its escape. Lee hoped to hit the Federal troops on multiple fronts, which would confuse them and jam McClellan's retreat routes.

• Poor communication and performance by Lee's generals caused his plan not to work. Jackson focused his attack on taking White Oak Swamp Bridge. Although he could have gone around this bottleneck, his progress was stopped there, which then enabled the Union to move many troops from that area of the battlefield to reinforce the Northern troops at Glendale.

• Confederate Generals Longstreet and A. P. Hill pushed on with the attack plan. Initially, their troops were able to break the Federal line of defense at Glendale, but General Jackson's and Huger's men failed to provide them with support. "Could the other commands have co-operated in the action the result would have proved most disastrous to the enemy" (General Lee).

• Fierce hand-to-hand fighting and Union counterattacks resulted in the Northern forces pushing the Confederates back and blocking the hole in the Union line. After dark, the Union troops withdrew to Malvern Hill.