Wilcox's Alabama Brigade,

Wilcox's Alabama Brigade, (HMAP4)

Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Hanover County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 34.38', W 77° 17.76'

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Longstreet's Division,

— Army of Northern Virginia, CSA —

Brigadier General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox

Wilcox's Alabama Brigade, Longstreet's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

Near here on June 27, 1862, three Confederate brigades under General Cadmus M. Wilcox ascended this hill, broke the Union line, and later assisted in capturing a battery of artillery. Wilcox's own Alabama brigade spearheaded the charge, losing nearly 600 men killed and wounded of the 1850 soldiers in the four regiments.

(reverse side)
Casualties at Gaines' Mill and Frazier Farm

8 Alabama Infantry 232 men
9 Alabama Infantry 256 men
10 Alabama Infantry 236 men
11 Alabama Infantry 316 men

Erected by:
Simonton Wilcox Camp 257, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), from General Wilcox's boyhood home of Covington, Tennessee, the Alabama Division, SCV, with the Pickett Chapter, MOSB of Richmond, Virginia, and the Camp Foundations.
October 31, 1999
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HM NumberHMAP4
Series This marker is part of the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series
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Year Placed1999
Placed BySons of Confederate Veterans
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 11:08am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 297240 N 4160918
Decimal Degrees37.57300000, -77.29600000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 34.38', W 77° 17.76'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 34' 22.80" N, 77° 17' 45.60" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7603-7605 Watt House Rd, Mechanicsville VA 23111, US
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