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|   The Warwick River - Newport News VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Overlooking one of the James River’s tributaries, Lee’s Mill is a watershed property with a long history of settlement. The Native Americans of the Powhatan Confederation hunted and fished along the banks of the Warwick River. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/27/2023 last visited: 06/27/2023 |
 view galleryW1.1 km | The Warwick River - Newport News VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Overlooking one of the James River’s tributaries, Lee’s Mill is a watershed property with a long history of settlement. The Native Americans of the Powhatan Confederation hunted and fished along the banks of the Warwick River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 07/23/2020 last visited: 10/05/2021 |
 view galleryW1.3 km | The Warwick-Yorktown Line 1862 - Newport News VA in U.S. Civil War Sites On May 24, 1861, Confederate Col. John Magruder assumed command of the Peninsula’s defenses. The Confederate capital at Richmond was only 80 miles from Fort Monroe, and “Prince John” Magruder did not have enough artillery or men to capture the Union. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/27/2023 last visited: 06/27/2023 |
 view galleryW1.3 km | The Warwick-Yorktown Line - Newport News VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On May 24, 1861, Confederate Col. John Magruder assumed command of the Peninsula’s defenses. He fortified points along the James and York rivers to block any Union advance toward Richmond posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 07/23/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryW1.3 km | Fortification Design-1862 Peninsula Campaign - Newport News VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Confederate field fortifications constructed on the Virginia Peninsula were influenced by seventeenth-century French military engineer Marshal Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban and nineteenth-century American engineering professor Dennis Hart Mahan. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/27/2023 last visited: 06/27/2023 |
 view galleryW1.3 km | Lee’s Mill - Newport News VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Marker Location: 180 Rivers Ridge Circle, Newport News VA 23608. Marker Number: W-58 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/23/2023 last visited: 08/24/2023 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  Lee’s Mill
in Virginia Historical Markers Lee’s Mill, a pre-war tide mill, formed part of Confederate Maj. Gen. John Bankhead Magruder’s second Peninsula defensive line. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryW1.3 km |  Skirmish at Lee's Mill - Newport News VA
in Battlefields When Union Gen. George B. McClellan began his Peninsula Campaign, his advance against Richmond was blocked here on 5 April 1862. Brig. Gen. William F. Smith skirmished with Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. Lafayette McLaws at Lee’s Mill. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/21/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryW1.3 km | Battle of Lee’s Mill-Flames Appeared on all Sides - Newport News VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Brig. Gen. William F. “Baldy” Smith, found its progress slowed first by torrents of rain that made the roads almost impassable and then by Brig. Gen. Lafayette McLaws’ 1,800 Confederate troops with three guns at Lee’s Mill. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/26/2023 last visited: 06/26/2023 |
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| Lee’s Mill Earthworks - Newport News VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Marker Location: Warwick Blvd. (U.S. 60), Newport News VA. Marker Number: W-71 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/24/2023 last visited: 08/24/2023 |
 view galleryNW1.4 km | Lee’s Mill Earthworks in Virginia Historical Markers These earthworks were part of General John B. Magruder’s second line of defense. At this site on April 5, 1862, Confederate General Lafayette McLaw’s four companies of the Tenth Georgia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
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|  General Frank S. Besson Jr.
in Specific Veteran Memorials Bronze plaque dedicated to General Frank S. Besson Jr. posted by: walkermetalsmith location: Virginia date approved: 05/01/2011 last visited: 08/31/2014 |
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|  Newport News Park Disc Golf Course
in Disc Golf Courses An 18-hole championship disc golf course is located in the Arboretum area of Newport News Park. Course passes and rental discs are available at the Campsite Office. posted by:  Team Roberson location: Virginia date approved: 01/02/2006 last visited: 08/30/2014 |
 view galleryN2.1 km | Newport News in Virginia Historical Markers Historic marker describing the founding of Newport News posted by: stinger503 location: Virginia date approved: 08/08/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryW2.3 km |  Fort Eustis
in Wikipedia Entries A 9000-acre training facility, Fort Eustis is the home of the US Army Transportation Corps. posted by: Team Roberson location: Virginia date approved: 08/12/2008 last visited: 08/31/2014 |
 view galleryW2.3 km |  Fort Eustis, VA
in Military Installations A 9000-acre training facility, Fort Eustis is the home of the US Army Transportation Corps. posted by: Team Roberson location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2005 last visited: 11/14/2016 |
 view galleryNW2.3 km | Fort Eustis in Virginia Historical Markers Fort Eustis is named for a native Virginian, Gen. Abraham Eustis (1786 – 1843), a commander of Fort Monroe. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryNW2.3 km | Mulberry Point in Virginia Historical Markers Mulberry Point is situated on the James River, on the grounds of present-day Fort Eustis. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
 view galleryW2.4 km |  Fort Eustis, VA 23604
in U.S. Post Offices Located at: 1321 LEE BLVD, FORT EUSTIS, VA 23604-9998 posted by: DiverVan location: Virginia date approved: 09/02/2010 last visited: 08/31/2014 |
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| Peninsula Campaign Warwick River - Newport News VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Marker Location: Near Discovery Center, Newport News Park VA.
Marker Number: W 62 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/25/2023 last visited: 08/25/2023 |
 view galleryNE2.7 km | Peninsula Campaign Warwick River in Virginia Historical Markers Virginia Historical Marker posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 03/30/2008 last visited: 08/22/2023 |
 view galleryNE2.7 km | Ten Pound Parrott Rifle and Limber - Newport News VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Civil War Parrott Rifle was a muzzle loaded rifled cannon capable of firing a 10 pound projectile about 3000 yards at 12º elevation. Invented by Robert P. Parrott, the cast iron Parrott Rifle gave greater accuracy. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/06/2020 last visited: 02/16/2022 |
 view galleryNE2.7 km |  Parrott Rifle & Limber - Newport News, VA
in Military Ground Equipment Displays Parrott Rifle Artillery and Limber display posted by: stinger503 location: Virginia date approved: 08/15/2017 last visited: 02/16/2022 |
 view galleryNE2.7 km |  Parrott Rifle & Limber - Newport News, VA
in Static Artillery Displays 10 Pound Parrott Rifle near the Battle of Dam No. 1 posted by: stinger503 location: Virginia date approved: 08/15/2017 last visited: 02/16/2022 |
 view galleryNE2.7 km | Siege at Warwick River Fortifications - Newport News VA in Battlefields When Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan began his Peninsula Campaign to capture Richmond, the Warwick River fortifications blocked the progress of Army of the Potomac on 5 April 1862. McClellan ordered a siege that lasted from 5 April to 4 May 1962. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/21/2020 last visited: 10/16/2021 |
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