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U.S. Civil War SitesFrazier's Farm or Glendale Battlefield - Glendale VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/18/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/18/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesRiddell's Shop - Glendale VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/18/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/18/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/18/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesMethodist Parsonage - Glendale VA

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The residence of the Methodist minister, situated near this spot, was a landmark of the Battle of Malvern Hill.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesMalvern Hill Trail - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesA Battlefield Landmark - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesSouthern Valor vs. Union Firepower - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesMalvern Hill - Glendale VA

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Malvern Hill is the story of Confederate infantry against massed Federal artillery – Southern valor against Union firepower.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesBattlefield of Malvern Hill - Glendale VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesMalvern Hill-1862 Seven Days' Battles - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/17/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/18/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesSavage Station - Sandston, VA

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Placed by the Battlefield Markers Association, marker #13 describes the Battle of Savage's Station, one of the Seven Days Battles in 1862.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member archway

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/7/2009

last visited: 2/25/2012

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U.S. Civil War SitesBattlefield of Seven Pines - Sandston, VA

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Placed by the Battlefield Markers Association, marker #37 describes the Battle of Seven Pines as Confederates led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston moved east to meet Gen. George B. McClellan's army.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member archway

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/2/2009

last visited: never

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/16/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesFirst Park Headquarters - Henrico VA

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This 1930s photograph shows the headquarters for the Richmond Battlefields Park Corporation.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/16/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesFort Harrison Trail Fort Harrison - 1862/1864 - Henrico VA

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Both Federals and Confederates occupied this fort. Originally these earthworks were part of the 1862 Richmond line of defense.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/14/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesFort Harrison Trail - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/16/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesConfederate Counterattack - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/16/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesGrapevine Bridge - Highland Springs VA

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Here stood Grapevine Bridge across which, on the night of June 27, 1862, part of McClellan's Army moved in changing base.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/15/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesConfederate Bulwark Fort Johnson -1864 - Henrico VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Virginia

date approved: 9/14/2020

last visited: 10/2/2021

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U.S. Civil War SitesFort Brady - Richmond National Battlefield Park - Richmond, Virginia

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Fort Brady was constructed after the capture of Fort Harrison on September 29, 1864 by Federal troops.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes

location: Virginia

date approved: 7/9/2010

last visited: never

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