Malvern Hill - Richmond, VA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

Even before the end of the Seven Days Battles, parts of the Union army had reached the safety of the James River and the protection provided by Union gunboats located off-shore. Gen. George B. McClellan, in fact, was at the James River and not present at Malvern Hill for the final battle.

Most of the engagements over the previous six days had ended in a stalemate. The Battle of Malvern Hill was different. The Union army had a better position with a good view of the area to the north. After an artillery duel in which the Federals disabled most of the Confederate batteries, Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered his infantry to charge the Union line. The results were disastrous - the Confederates were repulsed by artillery fire and got no closer than 200 yards to the Union line.

"It wasn't war; it was murder." – Confederate General D.H. Hill

Malvern Hill – Confederate Assault

Up the face of this ridge and through the meadow to the left J.B. Magruder's troops charged the Federal positions on the crest, around the Crew House, July 1, 1862. D.H. Hill's charge was to the right, on both sides of the Willis Church Road.

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About the Battlefield Markers (Source: National Park Service):

This is one in a series of 61 markers erected beginning in 1925 to identify the battlefields around Richmond. The tablets were the work of the Battlefield Markers Association, a group of historians committed to commemorating the Richmond battlefields. Most prominent among the association's members was Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, the eminent biographer of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. The work of Dr. Freeman and the Association ultimately led to the purchase of battlefield lands and the establishment of Richmond National Battlefield Park in 1936.

Group that erected the marker: Battlefield Markers Association URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Malvern Hill Battlefield 9175 Willis Church Road Richmond, VA USA 23231

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