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|   On to Richmond! McClellan Invades the Virginia Tidewater - Gloucester Point VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The York River Confederate defenses were tested early in the Civil War. A large Union force, the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George B. McClellan, steamed down the Chesapeake Bay from Washington D.C. in March, 1862. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/01/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryE51.5 km | Where North Meets South Virginia Fortifies Gloucester Point - Gloucester Point VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Eighty years after the decisive events at Yorktown, a major war again came to Gloucester Point. This time it was a civil war. As Virginia joined the Confederacy in April, 1861, its leaders were soon defending the Chesapeake tidewater. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/01/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryE51.5 km | Welcome to Gloucester Point-A Point for the Defense - Gloucester Point VA in U.S. Civil War Sites You are standing at the entrance to Tyndall’s Point Park. These protected remains of a Civil War fort survive to help take us back into the history of Gloucester Point. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/31/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryE51.8 km | DUPLICATE WAYMARK must delete in U.S. Civil War Sites Isaac Cornelius-Grave Number 497-On August 31, 1861, Isaac and his brother James enlisted in Company C, 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryE51.8 km | Yorktown National Cemetery - Yorktown, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A sign located at the entrance to the cemetery, explains the ultimate sacrifices given for those who were buried here during the Civil War. posted by:  bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/06/2016 last visited: 11/20/2018 |
 view galleryE51.8 km | Slabtown - Yorktown, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A makeshift town in Yorktown for soldiers of the civil war. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/06/2016 last visited: 03/06/2016 |
 view galleryE51.8 km | Shiloh Baptist Church - Yorktown, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A historical marker at the entrance to the Yorktown National Cemetery. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/06/2016 last visited: 03/06/2016 |
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| Midlothian Mines - Midlothian, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The coal that was mined here was sent to Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond and was later used for Confederate forces during the Civil War. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 02/26/2021 last visited: 02/26/2021 |
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| The Union Cavalry Attacks - Dinwiddie VA in U.S. Civil War Sites On March 31, 1865, Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan retreated down this road to Dinwiddie Court House, driven by Pickett’s Confederates. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view gallerySW53.6 km | The Battle of Five Forks - Dinwiddie VA in U.S. Civil War Sites On April 1, 1865, at this obscure county crossroads, that Confederate line finally stretched to its breaking point. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view gallerySW53.8 km | Battle of Five Forks - Dinwiddie VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Here at Five Forks on April 1, 1865 10,000 Confederates, commanded by General Pickett, were overwhelmed by about 50,000 Federal troops, led by General Sheridan. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2020 last visited: 01/15/2022 |
 view gallerySW53.8 km | Digging In-Five Forks - Dinwiddie VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Just before noon on April 1, 1865, 10,000 Confederates under Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett arrived here at Five Forks. They immediately started digging and by mid-afternoon had constructed a rough earthwork that extended along the White Oak Road. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view gallerySW53.8 km | Death of Pegram-Five Forks Unit - Dinwiddie VA in U.S. Civil War Sites After fierce fighting, the Confederate positions around the intersection collapsed. In the melee fell Colonel Pegram, mortally wounded in the side. Just 23 years old, Pegram had survived all of the Army of Northern Virginia’s major battles posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryW53.9 km | Midlothian Coal Mines - Midlothian, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The coal from the mine were used by the south for the production of cannons at the nearby Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 08/08/2020 last visited: 08/08/2020 |
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| Dahlgren's Raid - Goochland, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A Civil War site along Route 6, east of Richmond. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 10/01/2021 last visited: never |
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| A Great Confederate Naval Victory - Newport News VA in U.S. Civil War Sites On March 8, 1862, the day before her epic battle with the U.S.S. Monitor, the Confederate ironclad ram Virginia (formerly the U.S.S. Merrimack) engaged and sank in the James River two powerful Union sailing Ships of War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/06/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryE70 km | Confederate Boarding Cutter (Representation) - Deltaville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The vessel and wagon you see before you are a representation of an idea by one of the most illustrious military men to fight in Middlesex County during the Civil War, John Taylor Wood. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/06/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view gallerySE94.8 km | The Chesapeake Bay : History Happened Here Ironclad Revolution - Virginia Beach VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In 1861, the Confederate navy converted the hulk of U.S.S. Merrimack into an ironclad, CSS Virginia. The epic battle between the Monitor and Virginia signaled a new era in naval affairs - the days of sail were over. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/01/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
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| Jackson Shrine - Guinea Station VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson died of pneumonia at Fairfield in May 1863 after being wounded at Chancellorsville, VA. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 05/30/2012 last visited: 07/03/2022 |
 view galleryN95.4 km | War Comes to Fairfield - Woodford VA in U.S. Civil War Sites War brought profound changes to the Chandler family, Fairfield, and the slaves who toiled on the plantation. Three of Thomas Chandler’s sons enlisted in the Confederate army. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/08/2020 last visited: 07/03/2022 |
 view galleryN95.4 km | A Staggering Blow - Woodford VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Jackson's death fell heaviest on Gen. Robert E. Lee. He had come to rely on Jackson to carry out his plans, and Jackson had seldom failed him. "Such an executive officer the sun never shone on," Lee once said of his subordinate. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/08/2020 last visited: 07/03/2022 |
 view gallerySE99.1 km | Unknown and Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldiers Memorial in U.S. Civil War Sites Small cemetary in the Bells Mill section of Chesapeake, VA. posted by: Left Coast Labs location: Virginia date approved: 11/10/2010 last visited: 02/22/2023 |
 view galleryW101.7 km | Hillsman House-Lee’s Retreat - Jetersville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites April 6, 1865-Union forces assembled along this ridge while Confederate troops prepared on the opposite slope. Federal forces crossed Little Sailor’s Creek for a fierce battle which compelled many Southerners to surrender. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/05/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
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| Point Lookout State Park-Hammond General Hospital - Scotland MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Hammond General Hospital, opened at Point Lookout, Maryland, in August 1862, was named for Surgeon General William A. Hammond. The massive structure, built to accommodate 1,400 men. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: 03/31/2023 |
 view galleryNE102 km | "Contraband" Camp - Scotland, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved African-Americans escaped from captivity in the South to liberty in the North. The grounds before once sheltered these freedom-seekers, know at that time as “Contraband”. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: 03/31/2023 |
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