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. On this hill, facing north, Sykes’s division was posted in the afternoon of June 27, 1862, holding the eastern end of the Union line. Here Jackson attacked, while to the west A. P. Hill and Longstreet renewed their assaults. When the Union line was broken on their left, Sykes’s regulars fell back to the river still fighting.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number PA-80.)

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 27, 1862.

Location. 37° 34.887′ N, 77° 16.27′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) and Dixie Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling south on Cold Harbor Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5059 Dixie Ridge Ln, 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: A different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scars of Conflict (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Bloody Eighth (approx. 0.4 miles away); Federal Artillery Battery

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of Gaines’ Mill - 1862 (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Well Preserved Union Artillery Position (approx. half a mile away); A Dreadful Harvest (approx. half a mile away); Misery In The Trenches (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Also see . . .
1. Gaines’ Mill. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 6, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Seven Days Battle. HistoryCentral.com website. (Submitted on January 6, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Gaines’s Mill Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

2. Gaines’s Mill Battlefield

The Union troops were attacked at this location on June 27, 1862 during the Battle of Gaines Mill.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,472 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on October 29, 2024, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.