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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVL7_malvern-hill_Henrico-VA.html
(left panel)Visiting Richmond National Battlefield ParkThe concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield lands…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVL6_malvern-hill-trail_Henrico-VA.html
This one-and-a-half mile trail reveals one of the best preserved battlefields in the nation. More than a dozen signs describe the landscape, the progress of the battle, and its various landmarks. Parking lots at the crest of Malvern Hill and at th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOWB_fort-gilmer_Richmond-VA.html
(left panel)Fort Gilmer
Visiting Richmond National Battlefield ParkThe concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNIY_fort-harrison_Richmond-VA.html
(left panel)Fort Harrison
Visiting Richmond National Battlefield ParkThe concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN7O_storming-the-fort_Richmond-VA.html
... The men nobly responded to their officers' call and pour over the edge of the ditch into the dry moat, and then, scrambling up the bank, some on hands and knees, some stepping on their bayonets thrust into the clay, some on each other's should…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN7N_confederate-trenches_Richmond-VA.html
Confederate troops, aided by slave labor, built these earthworks between 1862 and 1864. By September 1864, over 100 miles of defensive fortifications protected Richmond against attack.
After several unsuccessful attempts, Union troops captured …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN7M_union-entrenchments_Richmond-VA.html
Union soldiers constructed these entrenchments after the September 1864 battle. This line ran continuously south for 2.5 miles connecting Fort Harrison (Burnham) to Fort Brady on the James River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN7J_braving-the-fire_Richmond-VA.html
The Union attacking force paused briefly to reorganize in the low ground behind you. Then, defying heavy infantry and artillery fire, they lunged toward the steep earth walls of Fort Harrison.From a sketch by noted artist, William Waud.
Some of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN7I_the-big-guns-spoke_Richmond-VA.html
This 1865 photograph shows the terrain over which the successful Union assault was made. Note the stumps where trees were removed to open a field of fire for the Confederate gunners. Your present location is in the right center of the photograph.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN7G_first-park-headquarters_Richmond-VA.html
This log structure was built in 1930 to serve as headquarters for the Battlefield Parks Corporation. This private organization comprise of Richmond citizens, worked to preserve and protect Civil War battlefields around the city. In 1927 the corpor…