 view gallery S19.6 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 |
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| 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 gallerySW21.2 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 |
 view gallerySW22.4 km | 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 gallerySW22.4 km | May 15, 1862—The Battle of Drewry's Bluff - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites When Federal gunboats rounded the distant bend in the James, they entered a shooting gallery. Confederate soldiers and Marines along the riverbanks raked the decks with musket fire. Confederate guns here in the fort opened fire. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view gallerySW22.4 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 gallerySW22.4 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 |
 view gallerySW22.4 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 gallerySW22.4 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 gallerySW22.4 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 gallerySW22.9 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 galleryS23 km | 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 galleryS27.5 km | Bermuda Hundred Landing-Butler’s Campaign Begins - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Union Gen. Benjamin Butler’s 30,000-man Army of the James landed here without opposition on May 5, 1864. Despite his surprise arrival, Butler proved unable to take advantage of the unprepared Confederate defenders below Richmond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/20/2023 last visited: 06/20/2023 |
 view galleryS28.5 km | Boy Company Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This prominent battery in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia often went by its nickname, “The Boy Company.” Although the average battery member was 25 years old, the company had several lads between the ages of 14 and 19. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS28.5 km | Parker’s Battery Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A small monument, erected by the survivors of Parker’s Battery, emphasizes the importance of this place in their post-Civil War lives. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS28.5 km | Howlett Line Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites These earthworks are part of the Confederate defensive position known as the Howlett Line. It was a string of interconnected redoubts and entrenchments that stretched for eight miles. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS28.6 km | Parker's Battery Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Parker’s men improved this earthen redoubt, referred to as a battery, so as to better protect their guns stationed behind its walls. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS28.6 km | Remembrance Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Sometime before 1906, the surviving members of Parker’s Battery erected the small granite monument here to commemorate their fallen comrades, and to emphasize the battery’s participation in the defense of their homes and capital. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS30.3 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 galleryS31.1 km | U.S. Government Bakery - Hopewell VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The bakery complex consisted of five frame structures which included an office, a yeast house, two large bakeries and a storehouse. Numerous civilian bakers kept the ovens going day and night producing more than 100,000 rations of bread daily. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/25/2023 last visited: 06/25/2023 |
 view galleryS31.1 km | City Point Defenses-Securing the Union Position - Hopewell VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The fort behind you is all that remains of the inner defense line built by the Union army in 1864 to protect its base headquarters at City point. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/25/2023 last visited: 06/25/2023 |
 view galleryS31.5 km | Origin of Taps - Charles City VA in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Civil War in July 1862, when the Army of the Potomac was in camp on this site, Brigadier General Daniel Butterfield summoned Private Oliver Willcox Norton, his Brigade Bugler to his tent. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/05/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryS31.7 km | Willie Johnston Drummer Boy- Charles City VA in U.S. Civil War Sites At Harrison's Landing in July 4, 1862, Willie Johnston-age 11, 3rd Vermont drummer boy played for div. review for keeping his drum during the arduous 7 days battles. He remains the youngest recipient of the Medal of Honor. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/05/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
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| Shifting Ground - Charles City VA in U.S. Civil War Sites During most of the Civil War (1861-1865), Charles City County lay between two armies: the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia safeguarding the Confederate capital of Richmond and the Union Army of the Potomac occupying the Lower Peninsula. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/06/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view gallerySE33 km | John Tyler Chairman of the Peace Convention -Charles City VA in U.S. Civil War Sites To commemorate the efforts of John Tyler, native son, President of the United States 1841-1845. Chairman of the Peace Convention, 1861. To preserve the Union and to prevent war between the states. Erected 1961. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/06/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
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