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

Seven Days’ Battles

Gaines’s Mill

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

1. Gaines’s Mill Marker

Inscription. Half a mile south is Boatswain Creek. The battle that was begun at Gaines’s Mill by A. P. Hill, following Porter’s rear guard, culminated at the Union position on Boatswain Creek. There A. P. Hill and Longstreet, moving eastward, and Jackson coming from the north, converged to attack the Unionists, commanded by Porter.

Erected 1941 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number PA-20.)

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.

Location. 37° 34.975′ N, 77° 17.485′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located ½ morth of the Gaines' Mill Battlefield. 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

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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: New Cold Harbor (a few steps from this marker); 11th Mississippi Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whiting's Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); From Stalemate to Breakthrough (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walk in the Footsteps of History (approx. 0.3 miles away); We Must Hold This Line (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cold Harbor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Killing Fields (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Cold Harbor Battlefield (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Read’s Battalion CSA Artillery (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been

Site of the Battle of Gaines’s Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

2. Site of the Battle of Gaines’s Mill

The battle on June 27, 1862 reached its peak here, near Boatswain Creek. It is considered to be the first major victory for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Gaines’ Mill. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Seven Days Battle. HistoryCentral.com website. (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Richmond National Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

3. Richmond National Battlefield Park

Marker is located just north of the Gaines’ Mill Battlefield Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,270 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.