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

Seven Days Battles

Mechanicsville

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

1. Seven Days Battles / Mechanicsville Marker

Inscription. Down this slope in the late afternoon of June 26, 1862, A. P. Hill moved to attack the Unionists holding the east side of Beaver Dam Creek. Pender’s Brigade was on the left, Ripley’s on the right. Exposed to a terrible fire from entrenched troops, Pender and Ripley were driven back, though some men reached the stream.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number PA-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 26, 1897.

Location. 37° 35.911′ N, 77° 21.646′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Cold Harbor Road (Route 156), on the right when traveling east. Marker is on Cold Harbor Road, just east of Catlin Road (VA-1440). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beaver Dam Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee’s First Strike (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Beaver Dam Creek (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Cold Harbor Road (approx. ¼ mile away); Holding the High Ground

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Ellerson’s Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Ellerson's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days’ Battles (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Creek Runs Red (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Beaver Dam Creek (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); The Confederates Attack (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing); The Pennsylvanians Stand Firm (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Beaver Dam Creek. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Seven Days Battle. HistoryCentral.com website. (Submitted on January 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Seven Days Battles Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, August 27, 2014

2. Seven Days Battles Marker

Entrance to the area of the battle described on the marker is to the right in the background.

Beaver Dam Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

3. Beaver Dam Creek

This is the site where the troops of Pender and Ripley were held off by Union troops posted on the far side of the creek. It is located about .2 miles to the southeast.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,659 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on August 11, 2016, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.