Kammala wannan jumla: McClellan ya kawo sojojinsa a cikin mil mil da yawa na Richmond kuma a ƙarshen Mayu, Johnston
ya shirya wani hari don kai hari ga ƙungiyoyi biyu na Union a kudancin kogin Chickahominy. Huger ta Division ya bi a cikin goyon baya ga division na DH Hill, tafiya saukar da Williamsburg Road. Ranar 31 ga watan Mayu, lokacin da aka fara shirin, duk da haka, James Longstreet ya jagoranci ƙungiyarsa ta hanyar Williamsburg Road, ya jinkirta dukan hare-haren. Rundunar Huger ta yi amfani da dare na farko na yakin a kan Charles City Road, tare da Brigade na Mahone da ke kula da bangaren dama na sojojin.