Seven Days Battles

Gaines’s Mill

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

1. Gaines’s Mill Marker

Inscription. This is the site of Gaines’s Mill, which gave its name to the Battle of June 27, 1862. Here A. P. Hill’s advance guard, following Porter, came in contact with the Union rearguard. After a short action the Unionists withdrew to a position on Boatswain Creek, closely pursued by the Confederates.

Erected 1932 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number PA-16.)

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. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 35.203′ N, 77° 18.077′ W. Marker was in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It was on Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) east of Old Millstone Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 walking distance of this location: Gaines' Mill (here, next to this marker); Seven Days' Battles-Gaines's Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Tramp of Marching Feet (approx. half a mile away); New Cold Harbor

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days’ Battles (approx. 0.6 miles away); Firing Blind (approx. 0.6 miles away); Confederate Breastworks (approx. 0.6 miles 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.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Replacement Marker Near This Location titled "Seven Days' Battles-Gaines's Mill".

Also see . . .
1. Gaines’ Mill. CWSAC Battle Summaries website. (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

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

Gaines’s Mil Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 14, 2003

2. Gaines’s Mil Markers

Site of the Battle of Gaines’s Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

3. Site of the Battle of Gaines’s Mill

Union Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's V Corps was overwhelmed here on June 27, 1862 by troops of Longstreet, Jackson and A.P. Hill. The battle is considered the first major victory for Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Richmond National Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007

4. Richmond National Battlefield Park

Marker is located about ½ mile west of the entrance to the Gaines’ Mill Battlefield Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,774 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on October 28, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.