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|   Methodist Parsonage - Glendale VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The residence of the Methodist minister, situated near this spot, was a landmark of the Battle of Malvern Hill. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Battle Commences - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A march of less than three miles from the Glendale battlefield brought the Confederates to this spot at the foot of Malvern Hill. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN0 km | The Gathering Storm - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Atop this knoll Confederate General D. H. Hill had an unobstructed view to the crest of Malvern Hill. In the distance stood the West farm house and fields where Union batteries waited to dispute any Southern advance. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Malvern Hill Trail - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This one-and-a-half mile trail reveals one of the best preserved battlefields in the nation. More than a dozen signs describe the landscape, the progress of the battle, and its various landmarks. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view gallerySE0 km | Twilight Action - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Stonewall Jackson’s wing of the Confederate army joined in the action just before darkness. Some of his infantry advanced on this side of the road, toward Malvern Hill’s crest. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| A Battlefield Landmark - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Thomas J. West house stood as a prominent part of the battlefield scene—a goal for attacking Confederates and a landmark along the Union line. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS0.6 km | Battlefield of Malvern Hill - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Against the Federals holding this eminence, the Confederates delivered repeated assaults from the North on July 1, 1862 and lost about 5,000 men in the final, indecisive Battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS0.6 km | Southern Valor vs. Union Firepower - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites As dusk approached on July 1, massed Confederate infantry made one last grand advance. Victory or defeat in the last battle of the Seven Days awaited its outcome. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS0.6 km | Malvern Hill - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Malvern Hill is the story of Confederate infantry against massed Federal artillery – Southern valor against Union firepower. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Malvern Hill-1862 Seven Days' Battles - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites No military campaign had more influence on the course of the Civil War than these Seven Days’ battles. George B. McClellan’s army of more than 100,000 Union soldiers landed at Fort Monroe in spring of 1862, and fought its way up the peninsula. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view gallerySW0.6 km | A Splendid Field of Battle - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Union commanders chose an ideal location to fight their last battle of the Seven Days. As many as 40 cannon covered the one-half-mile front, stretching from the slopes of Crew’s Run on your left to a similar drop to Western Run on your right. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN3.2 km | Frazier's Farm or Glendale Battlefield - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites North and South of this point lay the line of battle in which the Confederate commands of James Longstreet and A.P. Hill engaged indecisively the Federal forces in the Fourth Battle of the Seven Days’ Campaign. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN3.4 km | Riddell's Shop - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites West and Southwest, distant one-half mile lies the Battlefield of Glendale or Frazier's Farm, where the Confederate divisions of Longstreet and A.P. Hill on June 30, 1862, attacked and forced the withdrawal of Federal. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN3.5 km | Frazier's Farm or Glendale Battlefield - Glendale VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Here, on the Charles City Road, the Confederate forces of Major General Benjamin Huger in their attempt to intercept the Federal withdrawal to the James opened with artillery the Battle of Frazier's Farm, June 30, 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| White Oak Swamp - Sandston VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Here on June 30, 1862, “Stonewall” Jackson’s command, pursuing McClellan’s army was halted by fire from troops of Franklin’s corps posted across the stream. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Fort Brady - Richmond National Battlefield Park - Richmond, Virginia in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Brady was constructed after the capture of Fort Harrison on September 29, 1864 by Federal troops. posted by: gparkes location: Virginia date approved: 07/09/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW11.1 km | Freedom Fighters - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites By November 1864, several thousand African American soldiers, designated as United States Colored Troops or USCT, held Fort Harrison and the nearby earthworks. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW11.1 km | First Park Headquarters - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This 1930s photograph shows the headquarters for the Richmond Battlefields Park Corporation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW11.1 km | Fort Harrison Trail - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate soldiers built Fort Harrison on this high point of land as part of their scheme to protect the approaches to Richmond. The Union army seized the fort after heavy fighting in September 1864, altered its appearance, and renamed it. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW11.1 km | Fort Harrison Trail Fort Harrison - 1862/1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Both Federals and Confederates occupied this fort. Originally these earthworks were part of the 1862 Richmond line of defense. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW11.1 km | Confederate Counterattack - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites General Robert E. Lee deplored the loss of Fort Harrison and made immediate efforts to recapture it. Lee himself accompanied a large body of reinforcements from Petersburg on September 29. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS11.6 km | Grant’s Cabin at City Point – Hopewell, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant lived in this cabin during the siege of Petersburg in 1864 and 1865. He was visited here by President Lincoln and other government officials. posted by:  archway location: Virginia date approved: 12/19/2009 last visited: 01/17/2019 |
 view galleryW11.6 km | Confederate Bulwark Fort Johnson -1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Johnson was perfectly situated to protect Richmond. From this commanding ridge the Confederate garrison looked out across the treeless landscape that offered an open field of fire for their guns. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW12.2 km | Black Troops Attack at Chaffin’s Farm-Fort Gilmer – 1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Fort Gilmer loomed as a major obstacle to any advance on Richmond. On the afternoon of September 29, 1864, several regiments of black troops stormed these works only to be driven back. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW12.2 km | Empty Victory Fort Hoke-1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Here at Fort Hoke a small collection of Virginia artillerists tried valiantly to stop the Union advance. Their fire seriously wounded General E.O.C. Ord, the Union 18th Corps commander. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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