The Gathering Storm - Henrico VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 25.119 W 077° 14.826
18S E 301149 N 4143686
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.
Waymark Code: WM13522
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2020
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The Gathering Storm-Richmond National Battlefield Park--
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. By early afternoon Hill’s five brigades, some 6,500 men, had formed under cover of the surrounding woods and slopes along Western Run. While they waited artillery shells exploded in the treetops showering the troops with pieces of iron and falling limbs.
At 1:30 General Lee issued the order that turned a one sided exchange of artillery fire into one of the war’s largest frontal assaults. For Hill’s men the moment to advance was at hand.
“The cultivated fields, interspersed with belts & clusters of timber & dotted with delightful residences, extended several miles. The hills were quite high, but the slopes gradual & free of abruptness. Wheat was in shock, oats were ready for the harvest, & corn was waist high.” Lieutenant Charles Haydon, 2nd Michigan Infantry.
LOCATION: Marker is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County. Marker can be reached from Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the Malvern Hill Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park. postal address: 9175 Willis Church Road, Henrico VA 23231
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