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Mechanicsville in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Confederate Pursuit

 
 
Confederate Pursuit Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
1. Confederate Pursuit Marker
Inscription. By nightfall Porter’s force had safely retreated across the Chickahominy. Lee had sustained nearly 9,000 casualties in his first victory of the war, while the Federals lost close to 6,000. “I could hear on all sides the dreadful groans of the wounded,” wrote one soldier, “oh the awful scene witnesses on the battlefield.

Determined to destroy McClellan’s army before it reached the James River, Lee continued to attack the retreating Federals. The armies clashed three more times before the Seven Days battles ended.
 
Erected by Richmond National Battlefield Park - National Park Service.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 37° 34.43′ N, 77° 17.481′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the Gaines’ Mill Battlefield Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lee’s First Victory: At a Huge Cost (here, next to this marker); Seven Days Battles (within shouting distance of this marker); The Watt House
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gaines' Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Springfield Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Gaines’ Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Gaines' Mill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.
 
More about this marker. The bottom of the marker contains a battle map of the remaining Seven Days Battles. It has the caption “After Gaines’ Mill, the armies fought at Savage’s Station, at Glendale – possibly Lee’s greatest opportunity to destroy the Union army in 1862, and lastly at Malvern Hill.”
 
Also see . . .
1. Gaines’ Mill. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 8, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. Touring Richmond's Battlefields. Richmond National Battlefield website. (Submitted on January 8, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

3. The Seven Days Battle
Gaines’ Mill Battlefield image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
2. Gaines’ Mill Battlefield
This cannon, located near the marker, indicates the location of the Union artillery during the June 27,1862 Battle of Gaines’ Mill.
. HistoryCentral.com website. (Submitted on January 8, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

4. Gaines' Mill Battlefield Loop Trail. This marker is one along the loop trail in the Gaines' Mill Battlefield unit of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. (Submitted on February 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 
 
Richmond National Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
3. Richmond National Battlefield Park
Marker is in the Gaines’ Mill Battlefield Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
Seven Days Battle Map from Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
4. Seven Days Battle Map from Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,388 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 8, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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