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

Site of Ellerson’s Mill

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

1. Site of Ellerson’s Mill Marker

Inscription. The foundation of the mill was located in the depression below the road bed. The millrace that supplied water to power the mill was built along the base of the hill and remnants can be seen today. The mill pond was located just beyond the modern Route 156 bridge.

Grist mills were essential elements of the 19th-century farming community, and their remains can be found throughout the Seven Days Battlefields.

Erected by Richmond National Battlefield Park – National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 35.712′ N, 77° 21.485′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It can be reached from Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east. Marker is in the Beaver Dam Creek 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.

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: Holding the High Ground (here, next to this marker); Historic Cold Harbor Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee’s First Strike (about 300 feet away); Beaver Dam Creek (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named

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Beaver Dam Creek (about 600 feet away); Ellerson's Mill (about 700 feet away); Seven Days Battles (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Pennsylvanians Stand Firm (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Confederates Attack (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); The Creek Runs Red (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Beaver Dam Creek (was about 400 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Beaver Dam Creek. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 11, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. Touring Richmond’s Battlefields. National Park Service website. (Submitted on January 11, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

3. The Seven Days Battle. HistoryCentral.com website. (Submitted on January 11, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Markers in Richmond National Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

2. Markers in Richmond National Battlefield Park

There are several markers at this location near Beaver Dam Creek.

East of Beaver Dam Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

3. East of Beaver Dam Creek

Marker can be seen in this photo at the end of the Historic Cold Harbor Road. Five regiments from Pennsylvania occupied this ground, on the east side of Beaver Dam Creek, during the June 26, 1862 battle. They successfully held off several Confederate assaults, but later abandoned this position and retreated eastward.

Ellerson's Mill. <i>Library of Congress [LC-B815-0920]</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Reekie, circa April 1865

4. Ellerson's Mill. Library of Congress [LC-B815-0920]

Richmond National Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

5. Richmond National Battlefield Park

Marker is in the Beaver Dam Creek Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,097 times since then and 91 times this year. Last updated on January 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on March 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on January 11, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.