Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battle of Glendale

Final Action

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2025

1. Battle Of Glendale Marker

Inscription.

Battle of Glendale. Final Action.

"About 5 o'clock we were ordered to the left, and were marched into the woods … the enemy was posted in a wood about 100 yards from our position. We took up a position ... and continued firing until we had almost expended our ammunition" , - Maj. H. Boyd McKeen, 81st Pennsylvania Infantry, USA

, In front of you were the farms of Richard and Isaac Sykes. There, soldiers from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia under Gen. James Longstreet attacked Union troops under Gen. Philip Kearny. Kearny's division brought Longstreet's attack to a grinding halt before the Federals threatened the Confederate flank. Sensing the danger, Gen. A.P. Hill's division rushed into the fight. To your front, South Carolinians led by Gen. Maxcy Gregg launched an assault but were unable to break through the Union position. Meanwhile, on the Long Bridge Road, four brigades from Hill's division finally captured the Federal line but could advance no farther. Darkness was quickly falling and Union reserves were too strong., Lee had lost a great opportunity. Because Gens. Benjamin Huger, Theophilus Holmes and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson failed to attack, Union forces were free to shift reserves to threatened points and fend off Confederate assaults. Furthermore, Lee moved his reserve division to the River Road, keeping 12,000 men out of the fight., Historian Douglas Southall Freeman said Glendale "was the bitterest disappointment Lee ever sustained ... he had only that one day ... and the army was not ready for it." The fighting resumed the next day at Malvern Hill, where Lee attempted to destroy Gen. George McClellan's army one last time. The Confederates would fail and suffer even greater losses., To learn more about the Battle of Glendale, turn left on Darbytown Road and proceed .9 miles to the Glendale Intersection, then turn left and proceed .4 miles to a driveway on the left. There are interpretive signs on the knoll overlooking the entrance. If you wish to visit the Malvern Hill battlefield, turn right at the intersection, and it will be two miles ahead., (captions) , Union Gen. Philip Kearny's infantry repulse Confederate attacks late in the battle. Courtesy Library of Congress, Union infantry desperately held on late in the day to keep their retreat route open.

"About 5 o'clock we were ordered to the left, and were marched into the woods … the enemy was posted in a wood about 100 yards from our position. We took up a position ... and continued firing until we had almost expended our ammunition"
- Maj. H. Boyd McKeen, 81st Pennsylvania Infantry, USA

In front of you were the farms of Richard and Isaac Sykes. There, soldiers from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia under Gen. James Longstreet attacked Union troops under Gen. Philip Kearny. Kearny's division brought Longstreet's attack to a grinding halt before the Federals threatened the Confederate flank. Sensing the danger, Gen. A.P. Hill's division rushed into the fight. To your front, South Carolinians led by Gen. Maxcy Gregg launched an assault but were unable to break through the Union position. Meanwhile, on the Long Bridge Road, four brigades from Hill's division finally captured the Federal line but could advance no farther. Darkness was quickly falling and Union reserves were too strong.

Lee had lost a great opportunity. Because Gens. Benjamin Huger, Theophilus Holmes and Thomas J. "Stonewall"

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Jackson failed to attack, Union forces were free to shift reserves to threatened points and fend off Confederate assaults. Furthermore, Lee moved his reserve division to the River Road, keeping 12,000 men out of the fight.

Historian Douglas Southall Freeman said Glendale "was the bitterest disappointment Lee ever sustained ... he had only that one day ... and the army was not ready for it." The fighting resumed the next day at Malvern Hill, where Lee attempted to destroy Gen. George McClellan's army one last time. The Confederates would fail and suffer even greater losses.

To learn more about the Battle of Glendale, turn left on Darbytown Road and proceed .9 miles to the Glendale Intersection, then turn left and proceed .4 miles to a driveway on the left. There are interpretive signs on the knoll overlooking the entrance. If you wish to visit the Malvern Hill battlefield, turn right at the intersection, and it will be two miles ahead.

(captions)
Union Gen. Philip Kearny's infantry repulse Confederate attacks late in the battle. Courtesy Library of Congress

Union infantry desperately held on late in the day to keep their retreat route open.

Erected 2025

Battle Of Glendale Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2025

2. Battle Of Glendale Markers

by American Battlefield Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1862.

Location. 37° 26.744′ N, 77° 14.912′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Darbytown Road 0.3 miles west of Longbridge Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5620 Darbytown Rd, Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 Battle of Glendale (here, next to this

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marker); Frazier's Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pvt. Benjamin B. Levy (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Frazier's Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seven Days Battles (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Glendale (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Glendale (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Glendale (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . . Glendale (Frazier's Farm). American Battlefield Trust (ABT) (Submitted on June 14, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2025, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2025, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.