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|   Duty Above and Beyond - Richmond VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry’s Bluff-While Confederate artillery fire repeatedly struck the USS Galena, three crewmen performed conspicuous acts of gallantry that would earn them the Medal of Honor. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW32.2 km | The USS Monitor - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites After its epic duel with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the Monitor next found fame here at Drewry’s Bluff during the battle on May 15. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW32.2 km | Finishing Fort Drewry in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry’s Bluff- Immediately after the battle, men of Chesterfield County’s own Southside Artillery, along with others, worked to strengthen the fort. The section before you was likely their first project. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW32.2 km | A Perfect Gibraltar - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites After the repulse of the Union Navy on May 15, 1862, Drewry’s Bluff became famous as a tangible symbol of Confederate resistance. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW32.2 km | "A Very Neat Chapel" - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry's Bluff-The little white chapel that stood here was built by soldiers of the garrison and held 150 people. Different ministers came from Richmond each week to preach. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Springfield Plantation - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In 1862 this farmhouse was home to the widow Sarah Watt, her granddaughter, Mary Jane Haw, and a maid. It was a typical Hanover County plantation of several hundred acres with some 28 slaves. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW32.2 km | The Watt House Gaines' Mill Battlefield - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Entrenched in three lines on this plateau, the right wing of McClellan's army, withdrawn from Beaver Dam Creek posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW32.2 km | Lee’s First Victory: At a Huge Cost - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Both sides combined lost 15,000 casualties, the greatest loss in any battle of the entire Peninsula Campaign, and second only to Shiloh at that stage of the war. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW32.2 km | Gaines' Mill 1862 Seven Days' Battles - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield landscapes. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW32.3 km | A Permanent Post - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites By 1863 the Drewry’s Bluff post expanded into a military city. Hundreds of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines camped on these grounds. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW32.3 km | Final Stand - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Civil War artillery was a splendid defensive weapon, particularly when the battlefield landscape offered the gunners open fields of fire. At Gaines’ Mill the woods plagued the Union artillery. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW32.3 km | Battle of Gaines' Mill - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In these fields and woods unfolded the largest and bloodiest battle of the Seven Days—Gaines’ Mill. On the morning of June 27, 1862, Union General Fitz John Porter deployed his entire Fifth Corps, over 27,000 in total. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW32.5 km | Drewry's Bluff - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry’s Bluff 1862-As capital of the Confederate States of America, Richmond, Virginia, became the constant target of Northern armies. It was vulnerable by water as well as by land. Gunboats could navigate the James River all the way to Richmond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33 km | Garthright House - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Garthright House stood in the path of charging troops at two battles: Gaines’ Mill in 1862 and Cold Harbor in 1864. The house belonged to Miles Garthright, a Confederate soldier. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33 km | Cold Harbor 1864 Overland Campaign - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites 1864 Overland Campaign-The fourth spring of the war began when Union armies launched a series of offensives across unconquered portions of the South. The action in Virginia included three separate campaigns. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33.2 km | New Cold Harbor Where Two Battlefields Meet - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Around this crossroads is bloody ground. To the right is the field of Gaines' Mill or First Cold Harbor, fought June 27, 1862, with 14,800 casualties. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33.3 km | A Bloody Baptism of Fire - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The first heavy fighting at Cold Harbor erupted here, on the afternoon of June 1, 1864, when Grant determined to test the strength of the newly-built Confederate line. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33.6 km | Union Position Cold Harbor - 1864 - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The night before, Union soldiers write their names on scraps of paper fastened to their clothing, hoping to be identified after the battle. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33.6 km | Confederate Fortifications - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The diary of Edward R. Crockett, 4th Texas Infantry, illustrates the daily pressure of life in these trenches: June 4th
“We work hard last night & dawn on the 4th have a heavy work completed. We have quit sleeping almost entirely.” posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW33.6 km | Grant's Grand Assault - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Cold Harbor is best known today for high losses among the attacking Union formations on June 3. The Sixth Corps made a small advance here, but most of the famous carnage occurred elsewhere. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Williamsburg Courthouse - Williamsburg, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Williamsburg Courthouse was used in the Civil War as a confederate field hospital during the Battle of Williamsburg. posted by:  bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/04/2016 last visited: 05/18/2019 |
 view galleryNW37.8 km | Site of Ellerson’s Mill - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Grist mills were essential elements of the 19th-century farming community, and their remains can be found throughout the Seven Days Battlefields. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW37.8 km | Holding the High Ground - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The charging Confederates faced more obstacles than they could overcome: open fields, steep slopes, a broad and swampy creek, Union infantry using a millrace for protection, and powerfully positioned Union artillery crowning the ridge. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW38 km | Lee’s First Strike - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Confederate plan did not call for an attack against the Union position along Beaver Dam Creek. Instead, a series of manuevers would make the Union defenses here untenable. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNW38 km | Beaver Dam Creek - Mechanicsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate troops pursuing Federals retreating eastward from Mechanicsville here came under heavy fire from across Beaver Dam Creek. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/15/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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