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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM987_beaver-dam-creek_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Confederate troops pursuing Federals retreating eastward from Mechanicsville here came under heavy fire from across Beaver Dam Creek and were halted with loss in the late afternoon of June 26, 1862.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM986_mechanicsville_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Near this village on June 26, 1862, Confederate troops under General R.E. Lee attacked and drove eastward the right wing of the Federal army commanded by Major-General George B. McClellan. This action began the Seven Days' Battle.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97W_gaines-mill_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Near this spot stood the mill that gave its name to the battle of June 27, 1862 also called "First Cold Harbor". About 1500 yards SSW was the home of Dr. Gaines, where the United States Army had its balloon station.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97V_whitings-advance_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Near this point, between the brigades of Martindale and Butterfield, Confederate forces first penetrated the main Federal position in the Battle of Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862. The Fourth Texas Regiment led the charge.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97S_the-watt-house_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Entrenched in three lines on this plateau, the right wing of McClellan's army, withdrawn from Beaver Dam Creek, resisted Confederate attacks on June 27, 1862 until driven back at nightfall by a general assault.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97R_new-cold-harbor_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Around this crossroads is bloody ground. To the right is the field of Gaines' Mill or First Cold Harbor, fought June 27, 1862, with 14,800 casualties. To the left is Second Cold Harbor, near which 17,00 fell, May 30 - June 12, 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97Q_walnut-grove-church_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Here, on the morning of June 27, 1862, as he was directing the pursuit of McClellan's right wing, Robert E. Lee met "Stonewall" Jackson whose Army of the Valley arrived to join in the attack on the Federals the same afternoon.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97P_ellersons-mill_Mechanicsville-VA.html
From this main position above Ellerson's Mill, the Federal regulars who had stopped the Confederate advance of June 26, 1862 withdrew during the night, having discovered that "Stonewall" Jackson was turning their right flank.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6XM_the-shenandoah-lumber-company_Doswell-VA.html
Patterned after the old flumes built to transport lumber out of the west coast mountains at the turn of the century, this is a classic log flume designed and manufactured for family fun.Water flows through the trough at 3,500 gallons per minute, p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6X3_the-shockwave_Doswell-VA.html
The second stand-up roller coaster built in the United States, and the first introduced on the east coast.
The ride features 2,210 feet of track & a lift hill 93 feet tall.
The ride was repainted in 2000 to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
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