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|   Front Royal-Crossroads of War - Front Royal VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Civil War, Front Royal, a “cross-roads town” of fewer than 600 residents, was the economic center of Warren County. One soldier described the town as “...quite rural. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/21/2023 last visited: 06/21/2023 |
 view galleryNW93.3 km | Prospect Hill Cemetery-Jackson Prepares for Battle - Front Royal VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Devoid of trees in 1862, this hill afforded Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's troops their first good look at Front Royal and the deployments of the Union garrison here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/26/2023 last visited: 06/26/2023 |
 view galleryNW93.5 km | The Courthouse-Front Royal Street Fighting - Front Royal VA in U.S. Civil War Sites As Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s army pushed its way into Front Royal, Col. Bradley T. Johnson’s 1st Maryland Infantry (CSA) confronted Col. John R. Kenly’s 1st Maryland Infantry (US). posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/21/2023 last visited: 06/21/2023 |
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| 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 |
 view galleryS94 km | 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 galleryS94 km | 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 |
 view galleryS94 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 galleryS94 km | 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 galleryS94.1 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 |
 view galleryS94.5 km | 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 galleryS94.5 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 galleryS94.5 km | 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 galleryS94.5 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 |
 view galleryS94.5 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 galleryS94.6 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 gallery N95.9 km
| Crossing The Potomac - Great Falls, Virginia in U.S. Civil War Sites Located at the entrance of Seneca Park. posted by:  flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 04/27/2023 last visited: never |
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| Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 11-12, 1864, Fort Stevens was the focal point of a Confederate attack by Gen. Jubal Early with his force of 15,000 soldiers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 07/13/2013 |
 view galleryNE97 km | “Get Down You Fool” Battleground to Community - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites Hearing those words, President Abraham Lincoln ducked down from the Fort Stevens parapet during the Civil War battle that stopped the Confederates from taking Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryNE97 km | Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens
July 12, 1864
Erected 1920 by The Associated Survivors Sixth Army Corps, Washington, D.C. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryNE97 km | Fort Stevens - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites On July 11-12, 1864 Fort Stevens defended the city from a Confederate attack under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryNE97.4 km | "Battery Jameson, Fort Lincoln" in U.S. Civil War Sites Battery Jameson - Original earthworks of Fort Lincoln, Bladensburg, Maryland posted by: Rivers End location: Maryland date approved: 08/10/2006 last visited: 06/29/2013 |
 view galleryN97.5 km | Rowser’s Ford-5,000 Confederate Cavalrymen Crossed - Seneca MD in U.S. Civil War Sites On June 24, 1863, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led three Confederate cavalry brigades to Haymarket. That night, 5,000 Confederate cavalrymen crossed into Maryland at Rowser’s Ford, cutting between the Union army and Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/25/2023 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
 view galleryNE97.7 km | Battleground National Cemetery Battleground to Community - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites After the rebels were turned back as the Battle of Fort Stevens ended in 1864, scores of Union Soldiers lay cold and silent. Forty-one of them are buried here in this tiny plot dedicated to their sacrifice. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryNE97.7 km | Battleground National Cemetery - Washington D.C. in U.S. Civil War Sites During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington DC from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/08/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
 view galleryS98 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 |
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