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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mechanicsville, Virginia

 
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101 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-25 — Seven Days BattlesGaines’s Mill
Along the slopes of Boatswain Creek, facing north and west, extended Porter’s position in the afternoon of June 27, 1862. The line was held by Sykes’s division facing north, and Morell’s facing west. Later McCall was thrown in to assist Morell. At . . . Map (db m15008) HM
102 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-4 — Seven Days BattlesMechanicsville
Down this slope in the late afternoon of June 26, 1862, A. P. Hill moved to attack the Unionists holding the east side of Beaver Dam Creek. Pender’s Brigade was on the left, Ripley’s on the right. Exposed to a terrible fire from entrenched troops, . . . Map (db m14985) HM
103 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-60 — Seven Days BattlesGaines's Mill
Stonewall Jackson reached this point in the afternoon of June 27, 1862, after a circuit of Gaines's Mill. When he learned that A. P. Hill and Longstreet to the west were hard pressed, he moved south to join in the attack.Map (db m15464) HM
104 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-70 — Seven Days BattlesGaines's Mill
The hill to the south, part of the Union line, was assailed by Stonewall Jackson (with D. H. Hill) in the late afternoon of June 27, 1862, after A. P. Hill's and Longstreet's first assaults on the west had failed. Jackson's men carried the Union . . . Map (db m16169) HM
105 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-8 — Seven Days BattlesPorter’s Withdrawal
Along this road Fitz-John Porter withdrew from Beaver Dam Creek in the early morning of June 27, 1862. McClellan, having learned that Stonewall Jackson was approaching Porter’s rear, late at night ordered the withdrawal to another position. This was . . . Map (db m14994) HM
106 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-80 — Seven Days BattlesGaines’s Mill
On this hill, facing north, Sykes’s division was posted in the afternoon of June 27, 1862, holding the eastern end of the Union line. Here Jackson attacked, while to the west A. P. Hill and Longstreet renewed their assaults. When the Union line was . . . Map (db m15225) HM
107 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-12 — Seven Days' BattlesNew Bridge
Leading up to and during the Seven Days' Battles from 25 June to 1 July 1862, bridges and roads played an important role in the movement of the Union and Confederate armies. New Bridge on the Chickahominy River was 1.5 miles south of here, and was . . . Map (db m15675) HM
108 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-9 — Seven Days' BattlesJackson's March to the Battlefields
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 . . . Map (db m96723) HM
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109 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-23 — Seven Days' CampaignGaines's Mill
On 25 June 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia in the Seven Days' Campaign to drive Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Army of the Potomac from the gates of Richmond. By 27 June the Union left flank rested atop Turkey Hill . . . Map (db m15463) HM
110 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-6 — Seven Days’ BattlesBattle of Beaver Dam Creek
The Civil War battle of Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville) began on the afternoon of 26 June 1862. Confederate Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill’s division crossed the Chickahominy upstream at Meadow Bridges and encountered Union skirmishers. The Federals . . . Map (db m14988) HM
111 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-20 — Seven Days’ BattlesGaines’s Mill
Half a mile south is Boatswain Creek. The battle that was begun at Gaines’s Mill by A. P. Hill, following Porter’s rear guard, culminated at the Union position on Boatswain Creek. There A. P. Hill and Longstreet, moving eastward, and Jackson coming . . . Map (db m14998) HM
112 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Shelton House Under FireMay 30, 1864 Reported missing
Shelton House Under Fire May 30, 1864 (caption) For details about the scenes depicted in this image, please visit www.nps.gov/rich/sheltonhouse.Map (db m84943) HM
113 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-8 — Sheridan's Raid
Union Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan from 9 to 14 May 1864 led three cavalry divisions on a raid around Richmond. His forces severed vital Confederate communication lines, destroyed railroad tracks, and captured stores and supplies. On 11 May . . . Map (db m15214) HM
114 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Site of Ellerson’s Mill
The foundation of the mill was located in the depression below the road bed. The millrace that supplied water to power the mill was built along the base of the hill and remnants can be seen today. The mill pond was located just beyond the modern . . . Map (db m15220) HM
115 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Site of PolegreenPresbyterian Church
Founded 1748 by Rev. Samuel Davies Presbytery of New Castle synod of New York. Seven years before the organization of Hanover Presbytery 1755 Destroyed June 1st 1864. Erected by Woman's Auxillary East Hanover . . . Map (db m32681) HM
116 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Springfield Plantation
In 1862 this farmhouse was home to the widow Sarah Watt, her granddaughter, Mary Jane Haw, and a maid. It was a typical Hanover County plantation of several hundred acres with some 28 slaves who produced a modest income from grains, potatoes, and . . . Map (db m34618) HM
117 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Stand Guard And Stay Awake
This well preserved rifle pit is one of many that extended across this hilltop and along the entire front. It marks the most advanced Federal position in this sector, only 50 yards from similar Confederate pits on the opposite crest. Soldiers . . . Map (db m16885) HM
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118 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 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. . . . Map (db m55604) HM WM
119 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Armies Gather at Cold HarborAfternoon — June 1, 1864 — Richmond National Battlefield Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Following the Federal cavalry’s successful defense of the Old Cold Harbor Crossroads against Confederate infantry attacks on the morning of June 1, 1864, hard marching soldiers of the 6th Corps and 18th Corps arrived to solidify the Union army’s . . . Map (db m90839) HM
120 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Battle Begins
Porter’s soldiers rested their muskets across a make-shift breastwork of felled trees, bales of hay, and knapsacks. A Union soldier remembered “an ominous silence” that covered the battlefield moments before Lee launched his first . . . Map (db m16392) HM
121 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Battle Ends Reported permanently removed
This panoramic view reveals many of the key scenes associated with the close of the battle. The landscape here has changed very little. When the left of Porter’s line disintegrated just before sunset, much of it fell back through this ground. . . . Map (db m16395) HM
122 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Battle of Gaines’ Mill
Although victorious at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan believed Stonewall Jackson’s 25,000 Confederates threatened the Union right flank. The next morning, June 27, McClellan ordered Fitz John Porter’s Fifth . . . Map (db m14999) HM
123 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Battle of Gaines’ Mill - 1862Cold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
All the visible remains along the trail date from the June 1864, Battle of Cold Harbor, but this ground figured prominently in the Seven Days campaign of 1862 as well. On June 27, 1862, General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s Confederates . . . Map (db m16202) HM
124 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Battle OpensCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
By mid-afternoon on June 1, 1864, Ulysses S. Grant massed 45,000 Federals near Old Cold Harbor, 800 yards east of here. At 5:00 p.m. he ordered an attack, hoping to split Lee’s army into two parts. Six veteran New Jersey regiments under Colonel . . . Map (db m16185) HM
125 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Bloody EighthCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
The 8th New York Heavy Artillery joined the Army of the Potomac midway through the Overland Campaign in an effort to offset the Federal casualties suffered at the battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. The regiment of 1,600 men, still fresh . . . Map (db m16198) HM
126 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Cavalry Charge
“In as short while we felt the ground begin to tremble like an earthquake and heard a noise like the rumbling of distant thunder. It was a regiment of United States cavalry charging us….When they were within about forty yards of us, we . . . Map (db m16402) HM
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127 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — E-11 — The Chickahominy River & Seven Days' Battles
During the Civil War's Seven Days' Battles from 25 June to 1 July 1862, many engagements occurred along and near the Chickahominy River. Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan led the Army of the Potomac. His goal was to capture the Confederate capital . . . Map (db m15212) HM
128 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Cold Harbor Killing Fields
The heaviest fighting on June 3 occurred at three separate spots outside the present boundary of the national park. You are looking northward toward one of those places. Two brigades of infantry from the Eighteenth Corps charged from right to left . . . Map (db m16523) HM
129 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Confederates Attack Reported missing
A. P. Hill initiated the action on June 26, 1862, by sending his division across the Chickahominy River. His troops drove the Union outposts through Mechanicsville and back beyond Beaver Dam Creek. A brigade led by Roswell Ripley supported Hill . . . Map (db m79674) HM
130 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Creek Runs RedBeaver Dam Creek – 1862 Reported missing
June 26, 1962 On this ground raged the heaviest fighting of the battle of Beaver Dam Creek. Fourteen Union cannon on the ridge beyond the creek blasted Dorsey Pender’s and Roswell Ripley’s Confederates as they charged across the fields behind . . . Map (db m79792) HM
131 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Deadly Work of SharpshootersCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
Adding to the misery of the Union and Confederate soldiers at Cold Harbor was the fear of enemy sharpshooters. Quite often armed with special rifles these marksmen would prey on any unfortunate soldier who appeared in their sights. A Confederate . . . Map (db m16204) HM
132 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Decisive Moment
“Dashing up the steep bank, being within thirty yards of the enemy’s works, we flew towards the breastworks, cleared them, and slaughtered the retreating devils as they scampered up the hill towards their battery.” Decimus . . . Map (db m43337) HM
133 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Family Cemetery
“Near Cold Harbor stands the house where my father was born, and not far from the house there is a graveyard, surrounded by a brick wall…there sleep the generations of my forefathers. In that enclosure is buried Mr. James Hooper." Dr. . . . Map (db m155846) HM
134 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Federal Collapse
“All was disorder and excitement; the field was full of me running for their very lives, and it was almost impossible to make any resistance to the tide of humanity pressing down upon us….It seemed as though the air was full of bullet, . . . Map (db m16403) HM
135 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Pennsylvanians Stand Firm Reported permanently removed
Five regiments of Pennsylvania troops, supported by artillery, held the high ground in front of you. In 1862 the slopes were open with no trees to block the view. Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Warner of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves was entrenched with . . . Map (db m15224) HM
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136 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Polegreen Story

From Virginia’s founding at Jamestown in 1607 until the American Revolution, the Anglican Church was the only officially recognized church. The government built the churches, maintained the parsonages and paid the clergy, all with . . . Map (db m60968) HM
137 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Reading Room
On this site in 1743 ordinary colonists began the successful struggle for greater civil and religious liberty, and inspired a series of events that changed the course of American history. Four years earlier the English evangelist, George Whitefield, . . . Map (db m115413) HM
138 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Tramp of Marching Feet
This deeply carved depression is believed to be a remnant of a Civil War-era farm road. On June 27, 1862, Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's marching soldiers mistakenly turned south toward New Cold Harbor on their way to the . . . Map (db m79817) HM
139 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Ultimate Sacrifice
The losses sustained by both armies during the Wilderness to Cold Harbor campaign made the world shudder. Casualties by some estimates averaged 2,000 per day, and at Cold Harbor nearly 18,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. While . . . Map (db m16896) HM
140 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Union Left Flank
This loop trail visits the left of the Union line. Along it you will learn about the charge of General Pickett’s Confederate brigade; see more of the ground stubbornly defended by General Morell’s division; learn of the bravery displayed by an . . . Map (db m16394) HM
141 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — The Waters Ran Red
This sluggish creek is known as Bloody Run in memory of the violent hand-to-hand fighting that occurred here. Bloody Run flows east to west, winding through the woods. During the battle the brush-choked stream and its gentle slopes provided the . . . Map (db m189324) HM
142 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 7 — The Watt HouseGaines' Mill Battlefield
Entrenched in three lines on this plateau, the right wing of McClellan's army, withdrawn from Beaver Dam Creek, resisted Confederate attacks on June 27, 1862 until driven back at nightfall by a general assault.Map (db m14201) HM
143 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Those People Stand No Chance
From this dominating position, Confederates of Major General Robert Hoke’s Division, easily repulsed part of the famous June 3 assault. For the South Carolinians holding this line, the battle ended before they knew a serious charge had been made. . . . Map (db m16894) HM
144 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Tomb of the Unknown SoldierCold Harbor
Near this stone rest the remains of 889 Union Soldiers, gathered from the Battle Fields of Mechanicsville, Savage-Station, Gaines-Mills, And the vicinity of Cold-Harbor. Erected by Congress Year of our Lord 1877, and in the 101st . . . Map (db m16287) HM
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145 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Totopotomoi
1656 Totopotomoi Chief of the Pamunkey Indians, faithful ally of the English, killed in Battle of Bloody Run near Richmond 1754 Rural Plains Built 1670 Home of Sarah Shelton, married here to Patrick Henry 1864 Battle of . . . Map (db m16166) HM
146 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Totopotomoy CreekRichmond National Battlefield Park
(left panel) Visiting Richmond National Battlefield Park The concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine . . . Map (db m155857) HM
147 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Union Artillery
Porter posted his batteries intermittently along this ridge. Most of his guns were twelve-pounder Napoleons like the two here. “The woods were full of smoke,” wrote a Massachusetts artillerist, “and thicker and thicker . . . Map (db m15234) HM
148 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Union Earthworks
Thousands of Union soldiers lived in these fortifications for eleven long days in 1864. The piles of freshly shoveled dirt sheltered the men from the scorching June sun while shielding them from enemy missiles. The lengthy halt at Cold Harbor . . . Map (db m16520) HM
149 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Union PositionCold Harbor - 1864 Reported permanently removed
The night before, Union soldiers write their names on scraps of paper fastened to their clothing, hoping to be identified after the battle. At 4:30 a.m. they are ordered to attack the Confederate earthworks clearly visible across the open field. . . . Map (db m15229) HM
150 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Union Reserve LineCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
The Union front lines lay 325 yards west of here; reserve troops occupied this ground. These Union pits may have been a stop along the relay system that brought reinforcements and supplies to the forward line. Imagine soldiers huddled inside these . . . Map (db m16190) HM
151 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Union Rifle Pits
These well-preserved rifle pits probably mark the far end of the Union line. The 16th Michigan Infantry or 44th New York Infantry likely built them on the morning of the battle to guard the western flank of the army. Although some Federal soldiers . . . Map (db m16400) HM
152 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Walk in the Footsteps of History
This one-mile walking trail covers historic ground that witnessed two weeks of intense fighting in June 1864. It winds through earthen fortifications built more than a century ago. The Cold Harbor battle raged over thousands of acres, and this loop . . . Map (db m15259) HM
153 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 5 — Walnut Grove Church
Here, on the morning of June 27, 1862, as he was directing the pursuit of McClellan's right wing, Robert E. Lee met "Stonewall" Jackson whose Army of the Valley arrived to join in the attack on the Federals the same afternoon.Map (db m14199) HM
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154 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Watt Family FarmGaines’ Mill – 1862 — Richmond National Battlefield Park — Reported permanently removed
Civil War armies selected battlefields without regard to the civilians who made their homes there. The resulting death and destruction affected the residents’ lives for decades. The Watts lived here for nearly 60 years before the battle. They owned . . . Map (db m15232) HM
155 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Watt Farm Road
Modern snake-rail fencing and shallow depressions carved out long ago by wagons and livestock mark the location of one of two thoroughfares that passed through the plantation. This road led from the Watt Farm to the New Bridge crossing of the . . . Map (db m43333) HM
156 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — We Have Broken Through
This ravine played a critical role in the early stages fighting at Cold Harbor. On the afternoon of June 1, 1864, Thomas L. Clingman’s North Carolinians and William T. Wofford’s Georgians, attempting to hold this position, failed to occupy the low . . . Map (db m16884) HM
157 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — We Must Hold This Line
After two days of bitter combat, Confederate infantry built their final line of defense across this spot. Remnants of that line are visible emerging from the woods to your left. Richmond stood only nine miles to the southwest and General Lee knew . . . Map (db m15258) HM
158 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Welcome to Historic Polegreen Church
Cradle of Religious Freedom From time to time, the power of a unique person and place changes the course of history. Here at Polegreen, between 1747 and 1759, the Reverend Samuel Davies inspired a small rural . . . Map (db m60967) HM
159 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 8 — Whiting's AdvanceApproximate Line of Whiting's Advance
Near this point, between the brigades of Martindale and Butterfield, Confederate forces first penetrated the main Federal position in the Battle of Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862. The Fourth Texas Regiment led the charge.Map (db m14204) HM
160 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Whiting's DivisionRichmond National Battlefield Park
The men of Confederate Gen. William H. C. Whiting’s division began their portion of the decisive charge in these fields. The 11th Mississippi is seen in the foreground around Whiting. Gen. John B. Hood is exhorting the 4th Texas in the middle . . . Map (db m121022) HM
161 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade,Longstreet’s Division, — Army of Northern Virginia, CSA —
Brigadier General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade, Longstreet’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA Near here on June 27, 1862, three Confederate brigades under General Cadmus M. Wilcox ascended this hill, broke . . . Map (db m16391) HM
162 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Wilcox’s Brigade, CSA
“A private by the name of Jones….seized the colors, his right arm was soon broken, he then held it with his left hand, and he was soon shot through both legs no broken bones, and then his left arm was wounded and the colors fell, were . . . Map (db m16399) HM
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163 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — WWII Memorial Wall
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Memorial Gardens & WWII Memorial Wall Made possible by a grant from the Richmond Memorial Hospital Foundation May 16, 1988 Dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of . . . Map (db m66353) HM

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