Seven Days Battles

Savage’s Station

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

1. Seven Days Battles - Savage’s Station marker

Inscription. Here Magruder’s line of Battle, facing east, formed in the late afternoon of June 29, 1862. Barksdale’s, Semmes’s and Kershaw’s Brigades, extending from south of this road to the railroad, made a desperate effort to prevent the Union withdrawal. After a fierce struggle the Confederates fell back. In this battle they made the first known use of railway artillery.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number PA-142.)

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 29, 1780.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 31.694′ N, 77° 16.135′ W. Marker was in Sandston, Virginia, in Henrico County. It was on Meadow Road (County Route 156), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Sandston VA 23150, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Battle For The Rails (here, next to this marker); a different

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marker also named Battle of Savage's Station (here, next to this marker); Route to White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill (a few steps from this marker); Savage Station (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Trent House (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Savage's Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Trent House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandston.

Other markers no longer nearby. Seven Days Battles (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Battle of Savage’s Station (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); McClellan’s Withdrawal (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); McClellan's Third Line (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing); The Trent House (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Savage’s Station marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

2. Savage’s Station marker

There are a total of five markers at this location.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,708 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on January 6, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.