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

Texas

March 27, 2012

1. Texas Monument (front)

Inscription.

Texas. . (front) Remembers the valor and devotion of its soldiers who participated in the battle of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia - June 27, 1862, Here, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee continued his attacks against Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac which was attempting to capture Richmond. From June 25 - July 1, Lee and McClellan fought a series of engagements known as the Seven Days Battles, this being the 3rd in that series. On June 27, McClellan’s V Corps under Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter held a strong defensive position behind Boatswain’s Creek on Turkey Hill. Lee ordered an all-out Assault, perhaps the largest he ever Achieved. Hoping to send nearly 60,000 men across a two-mile front. For over five hours, Porter’s men repulsed Lee’s attacks. Near sundown, Lee sent forward Brig Gen. W.H.C. Whiting’s Division, composed of Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood’s Texas Brigade and Col. Evander Law’s Brigade. On this ground, Hood personally led the 4th Texas and spearheaded the attack. They were closely supported by the 18th Georgia. Hood’s bayonet assault broke the Union line driving Porter’s men from their breastworks on the high ground. The other regiments of Hood’s Brigade emerged from the woods, and Union resistance collapsed. Porter’s Corps retreated across the Chickahominy River, giving Lee the first victory of his career as a general. Unnerved by the defeat, McClellan now focused on saving his army as Lee continued his attacks through July 1. The Texas units, together with the Georgians and South Carolinians in the brigade, had played decisive roles in achieving McClellan’s defeat and saving the Confederate capital from capture., Erected by the State of Texas 2012. (back) “The men who carried this position were soldiers indeed!”, Maj. Gen. T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson In tribute to the Texas Brigade at Gaines’ Mill – June 27, 1862, Texas Brigade units engaged in the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, Va., Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood’s Brigade, 1st Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 4th Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 5th Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 18th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Hampton’s Legion, South Carolina 8 Infantry Companies, Texas units formed the major portion of Hood’s Brigade, thus it was commonly known as the Texas Brigade, but the 18th Georgia, Hampton’s Legion, and later the 3rd Arkansas were integral parts of the brigade., Texas remembers and honors her sons and those of her sister states who fought with them. They sleep the sleep of the brave..

(front) Remembers the valor and devotion of
its soldiers who participated in the battle
of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia - June 27, 1862

Here, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
continued his attacks against Union Maj.
Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the
Potomac which was attempting to capture
Richmond. From June 25 - July 1, Lee and
McClellan fought a series of engagements
known as the Seven Days Battles, this being
the 3rd in that series. On June 27,
McClellan’s V Corps under Brig. Gen. Fitz
John Porter held a strong defensive
position behind Boatswain’s Creek on
Turkey Hill. Lee ordered an all-out
Assault, perhaps the largest he ever
Achieved. Hoping to send nearly 60,000
men across a two-mile front. For over five
hours, Porter’s men repulsed Lee’s
attacks. Near sundown, Lee sent forward
Brig Gen. W.H.C. Whiting’s Division,
composed of Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood’s
Texas Brigade and Col. Evander Law’s
Brigade. On this ground, Hood personally
led the 4th Texas and spearheaded the
attack. They were closely supported by
the 18th Georgia. Hood’s bayonet assault
broke the Union line driving Porter’s
men from their breastworks on the high
ground. The other regiments of Hood’s
Brigade

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emerged from the woods, and Union
resistance collapsed. Porter’s Corps
retreated across the Chickahominy River,
giving Lee the first victory of his career as
a general. Unnerved by the defeat,
McClellan now focused on saving his army
as Lee continued his attacks through July 1.
The Texas units, together with the
Georgians and South Carolinians in the
brigade, had played decisive roles in
achieving McClellan’s defeat and saving
the Confederate capital from capture.

Erected by the State of Texas 2012 (back) “The men who carried this position
were soldiers indeed!”

Maj. Gen. T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson
In tribute to the Texas Brigade
at Gaines’ Mill – June 27, 1862

Texas Brigade units engaged in
the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, Va.

Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood’s Brigade

1st Texas
Volunteer Infantry Regiment

4th Texas
Volunteer Infantry Regiment

5th Texas
Volunteer Infantry Regiment

18th Georgia
Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Hampton’s Legion, South Carolina
8 Infantry Companies

Texas units formed the major
portion of Hood’s Brigade, thus it
was commonly known as the Texas
Brigade, but the 18th Georgia,
Hampton’s

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2. Texas Monument (back)

Legion, and later
the 3rd Arkansas were integral
parts of the brigade.

Texas remembers and honors her
sons and those of her sister states
who fought with them.
They sleep the sleep of the brave.

Erected 2012 by State of Texas.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1808.

Location. 37° 34.558′ N, 77° 17.741′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. Memorial can be reached from Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.4 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6339 Watt House Road, Mechanicsville VA 23111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Decisive Moment (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Grand Assault (about 800 feet away); Pickett’s Brigade, CSA (about 800 feet away); The Battle Begins (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Union Left Flank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morell’s Division, USA (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hood's Attack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whiting's Advance (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsville.

More about this marker. This marker was dedicated on May 19, 2012 as a joint project

Texas Monument on the Gaines' Mill Battlefield image. Click for full size.

March 27, 2012

3. Texas Monument on the Gaines' Mill Battlefield

of the Richmond Battlefields Association, Hood’s Texas Brigade Association Re-activated, and the
Texas Historical Commission.

Also see . . .
1. Richmond Battlefields Association. (Submitted on May 23, 2012.)
2. Hood’s Texas Brigade Association, Re-Activated. (Submitted on May 23, 2012.)
3. Texas Historical Commission. (Submitted on May 23, 2012.)

Additional commentary.
1. Texas Civil War Monuments
This marker is one of 19 monuments placed by the State of Texas on battlefields across the nation, preserving the memories of the contributions made by the state’s military units during the Civil War.

In 1961 the Texas Civil War Centennial Commission and the Texas State Historical Survey Committee initiated this commemorative series of granite monuments by dedicating the first and largest of the original Centennial monuments at Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Over the next three years monuments were also placed in the towns of Pea Ridge, Arkansas and Anthony, Texas (for the Arizona-New Mexico campaign) and at the following battlefields: Chickamauga,

This site preserved by members of Richmond Battlefields Association. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Ben Brockenbrough, May 6, 2012

4. This site preserved by members of Richmond Battlefields Association.

Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Mansfield, Louisiana; Antietam, Maryland; Bentonville, North Carolina; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Fort Donelson, Tennessee; Shiloh, Tennessee; and The Wilderness, Virginia.

Starting in 1998, the Texas Historical Commission continued the work begun in 1961 by the Centennial Commission and the Historical Survey Committee by placing granite monuments at other Civil War battlefields. As of 2017, monuments have been placed at the battlefields of Galveston, Texas (1998); Raymond, Mississippi (2002); Rowlett’s Station, Kentucky (2008); Richmond, Kentucky (2009); Corinth, Mississippi (2010); Gaines Mill, Virginia(2012); and Second Manassas

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, Virginia (2012).

The Texas Historical Commission plans to place a monument at the battlefield of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico.

(Source: Texas Historical Commission, 2015)

NOTE: The links above will take you the HMdb record for the Texas Monument of that battle or campaign.

— Submitted July 17, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,853 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2012. 4. submitted on May 22, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.