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

Seven Days Battles

Gaines’s Mill

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

1. Seven Days Battles Marker

Inscription. Here Lee and Stonewall Jackson conferred in the morning of June 27, 1862. Jackson’s troops halted here until A. P. Hill arrived from Beaver Dam Creek. Hill then moved southward by Gaines’s Mill and Longstreet turned to the east. All three columns approached the Union position on Boatswain Creek.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number PA-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places • 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 27, 1862.

Location. 37° 36.023′ N, 77° 20.033′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) east of Autumn Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling east. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walnut Grove Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. ¾ mile away); "Liberty Hall" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ellerson's Mill (approx. 1.2 miles

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away); Site of Ellerson’s Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Holding the High Ground (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days' Battles (approx. 1.4 miles away); Historic Cold Harbor Road (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Seven Days' Battles (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Pennsylvanians Stand Firm (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Gaines’ Mill. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 4, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Seven Days Battle. HistoryCentral.com website. (Submitted on January 4, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Gaines’ Mill Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

2. Gaines’ Mill Battlefield

The Union line was located here near Boatswain Creek on June 27, 1862. After several Confederate attacks, the Union broke and retreated to the Chickahominy River.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,307 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.