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By Bernard Fisher, February 17, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Seven Days Battles Marker | | |
Inscription. Here stood the center of Longstreet's line of battle in the afternoon of June 30, 1862. The Confederates, coming from the west, attacked the Union line just beyond. The battle lasted all afternoon, with varying fortunes and much hand-to-hand fighting. Near nightfall Longstreet sent in A. P. Hill to relieve his exhausted men.
Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number PA 163.)
Location. 37° 26.792′ N, 77° 14.482′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. Marker is on Darbytown Road 0.1 miles east of Longbridge Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henrico VA 23231, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frazier's Farm (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Pvt. Benjamin B. Levy (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Frazier's Farm (approx. ¼ mile away); Seven Days’ Battles (approx. 0.4 miles away); Glendale (Frayser’s Farm) (approx. 0.4 miles away); Riddell's Shop (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Frazier's Farm (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Glendale (approx. 0.6 miles away).
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By Bernard Fisher, February 17, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Seven Days Battles Marker on Darbytown Road | | |
CWSAC Battle Summary. Glendale (Submitted on February 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on February 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 682 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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