The human toll of the Battle of Malvern Hill and the Seven Days Battles was shown clearly as both capitals, Washington and Richmond, set up numerous provisional hospitals to care for the dead, wounded and missing.
Ships sailed from the Peninsula to Washington carrying the wounded.
Richmond was nearest to the battlefields of the Seven Days, and the immense number of casualties overwhelmed hospitals and doctors.
People from about the Confederacy descended upon Richmond to care for the conflict's casualties.
Graves could not be dug quickly enough.

The Confederates counted some 5,650 casualties.
Some 30,000 Confederates engaged that day, though several thousand more endured the Union shelling.
Whiting's unit suffered 175 casualties in the Malvern Hill conflict, even though they had limited involvement in the assaults.
Charles Winder's brigade of just over 1,000 men suffered 104 casualties in their short involvement in the battle.
D. H. Hill spent days removing the wounded, burying the dead and cleaning up the battlefield, with help from Magruder and Huger's units.
One of D. H. Hill's brigades lost 41% of its strength at Malvern Hill alone.
He later estimated that more than half of all the Confederate killed and wounded at Malvern Hill were as a result of artillery fire.
Two Confederate generals were wounded, Brig.
Gens George B. Anderson and John R. Jones.
No Union officers above the regimental level were killed or wounded.
The human toll of the Battle of Malvern Hill and the Seven Days Battles was shown clearly as both capitals, Washington and Richmond, set up numerous provisional hospitals to care for the dead, wounded and missing. Ships sailed from the Peninsula to Washington carrying the wounded. Richmond was nearest to the battlefields of the Seven Days, and the immense number of casualties overwhelmed hospitals and doctors. People from about the Confederacy descended upon Richmond to care for the conflict's casualties. Graves could not be dug quickly enough.
The Confederates counted some 5,650 casualties. Some 30,000 Confederates engaged that day, though several thousand more endured the Union shelling. Whiting's unit suffered 175 casualties in the Malvern Hill conflict, even though they had limited involvement in the assaults. Charles Winder's brigade of just over 1,000 men suffered 104 casualties in their short involvement in the battle. D. H. Hill spent days removing the wounded, burying the dead and cleaning up the battlefield, with help from Magruder and Huger's units. One of D. H. Hill's brigades lost 41% of its strength at Malvern Hill alone. He later estimated that more than half of all the Confederate killed and wounded at Malvern Hill were as a result of artillery fire. Two Confederate generals were wounded, Brig. Gens George B. Anderson and John R. Jones. No Union officers above the regimental level were killed or wounded.
Battle of Malvern Hill