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

Seven Days' Battles

New Bridge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 20, 2009

1. Seven Days' Battles Marker

Inscription. Leading up to and during the Seven Days' Battles from 25 June to 1 July 1862, bridges and roads played an important role in the movement of the Union and Confederate armies. New Bridge on the Chickahominy River was 1.5 miles south of here, and was one of the most important of the many river crossings. Union army troops marched through this region to Mechanicsville on 24 May 1862. Confederate Maj. Gens. James Longstreet's and Ambrose P. Hill's divisions used the New Bridge on 29 June 1862 as they moved south toward Glendale where they fought elements of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac the next day.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number PA-12.)

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 May 24, 1862.

Location. 37° 35.296′ N, 77° 18.796′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.3 miles south of Creighton Road, on the right when traveling south. 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

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, measured as the crow flies: Seven Days' Battles-Gaines's Mill (approx. half a mile away); Gaines' Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Tramp of Marching Feet (approx. one mile away); Firing Blind (approx. 1.2 miles away); New Cold Harbor (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days’ Battles (approx. 1.3 miles away); Confederate Breastworks (approx. 1.3 miles away); Texas (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Seven Days Battles (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Looking south on Cold Harbor Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 20, 2009

2. Looking south on Cold Harbor Road

New Bridge road trace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 20, 2009

3. New Bridge road trace

The road to the New Bridge river crossing ran along the distant treeline south of Creighton Road.

Creighton Road on the Chickahominy River (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 20, 2009

4. Creighton Road on the Chickahominy River (facing west).

This modern bridge, near the Upper Trestle Bridge site, is just over one-half mile upriver from the New Bridge River crossing.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,829 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on January 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.