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

Seven Days' Battles

Jackson's March to the Battlefields

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 20, 2009

1. Seven Days' Battles Marker

Inscription. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and his troops passed through this intersection on 27 June 1862, having arrived from the Shenandoah Valley. Jackson's troops united with Gen. Robert E. Lee's forces just south of here at Walnut Grove Church that morning. Later in the day Lee's and Jackson's combined forces and successfully assaulted the Union V Corps at the Battle of Gaines's Mill.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number PA-9.)

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. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 36.661′ N, 77° 20.362′ W. Marker was in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It was on Lee Davis Road (State Highway 156) 0.1 miles south of Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker was in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Walnut Grove Church (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Liberty Hall" (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Cold Harbor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ellerson's Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Seven Days Battles (approx. 1½ miles away); Beaver Dam Creek (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

Facing south on Lee Davis Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 20, 2009

2. Facing south on Lee Davis Rd

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,518 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on January 4, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.