McClellan's New Base
— 1862 Peninsula Campaign —
Following the last of the Seven Days' Battles on July 1, 1862, at Malvern Hill, Gen. George B. McClellan's Union Army of the Potomac continued its retreat to the James River. McClellan had earlier decided to "change his base" from the Pamunkey River to the James and had chosen the Harrison's Landing (Berkeley Plantation) and Westover area as his new base. From then until final evacuation to Fort Monroe on August 16, the 90,000-man army largely remained within its defensive fortifications, further protected by Union gunboats in the river. At first, elements of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia probed for a weak spot to attack. Finding none, they settled for keeping an eye on the Federals.HM Number | HMK6P |
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Series | This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 12:36am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 309375 N 4131528 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.31086667, -77.15108333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 18.652', W 77° 9.065' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 18' 39.12" N, 77° 9' 3.90" W |
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Area Code(s) | 804 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 7000A Westover Rd, Charles City VA 23030, US |
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