By the end of May, the army had built bridges across the Chickahominy and was facing Richmond, straddling the river, with one third of the Army south of the river, two thirds north.
I slutninge af maj havde hæren bygget broer over Chickahominy og stod overfor Richmond, skrævende over floden med en tredjedel af hæren syd for floden og to tredjedele nord for.