but communication breakdowns, poorly written orders from Lee, and bad judgment by most of Lee's other subordinates were also to blame. Company F of the 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment (also referred to as The Hopewell Rifles) from Bedford County, PA were not informed of the orders to retreat after being sent ahead to skirmish. They were consequently captured by the Confederates, and held as prisoners at both Belle Isle and Castle Thunder. Despite the Union tactical success, however, it was the start of a strategic debacle and the unraveling of the Peninsula Campaign. McClellan began to withdraw his army to the southeast and never regained the initiative. The next day the Seven Days Battles continued as Lee attacked Porter at the Battle of Gaines's Mill. See also Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1862 List of costliest American Civil War land battles Richmond in the Civil War Virginia in the American Civil War List of American Civil War battles List of Virginia Civil War units Notes References Eicher, David J. The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. . Esposito, Vincent J. West Point Atlas of American Wars. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1959. . The collection of maps (without explanatory text) is available online at the West Point website. Kennedy, Frances H., ed. The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998. . Salmon, John S. The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001. . Sears, Stephen W. To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign. Ticknor and Fields, 1992. . National Park Service battle description Further reading Burton, Brian K. Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001. . Burton, Brian K. The Peninsula & Seven Days: A Battlefield Guide. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. . External links The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek: Battle maps, history articles, photos, and preservation news (Civil War Trust) CWSAC Report Update 1862 in Virginia Beaver Dam Creek Beaver Dam Creek Beaver Dam Creek Beaver Dam Creek Beaver Dam Creek 1862 in the American Civil War June 1862 events