view gallery | Southern Valor vs. Union Firepower - Henrico VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Southern Valor vs. Union Firepower marker is located on Willis Church Road, Henrico VA. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 04/04/2024 last visited: 04/04/2024 |
view gallery | Malvern Hill Trail - Henrico VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Malvern Hill Trail marker is located at 9175 Willis Church Road, Henrico VA 23231 on the Malvern Hill Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 04/02/2024 last visited: 04/02/2024 |
view gallery | Battle Commences - Glendale VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Marker is on Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156), Henrico VA 23231 in Henrico County. It was erected by the Richmond National Battlefield Park – National Park Service. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 04/01/2024 last visited: 04/01/2024 |
view gallery | The Gathering Storm - Henrico VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The Gathering Storm marker is located at 9175 Willis Church Road, Henrico VA 23231 on the Malvern Hill battlefield Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/28/2024 last visited: 03/28/2024 |
view gallery | A Splendid Field of Battle - Glendale VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials A Splendid Field of Battle marker is located at 9175 Willis Church Road, Henrico VA 23231. This is on the Malvern Hill Battlefield, Richmond National Battlefield Park. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/27/2024 last visited: 03/27/2024 |
view gallery | Malvern Hill-1862 Seven Days' Battles - Henrico VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The Malvern Hill-1862 Seven Days' Battles- Richmond National Battlefield Park marker is located at 9175 Willis Church Road, Henrico VA 23231. This is a three panel marker. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/26/2024 last visited: 03/26/2024 |
view gallery | Remembrance-Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Remembrance-Richmond National Battlefield Park marker is located at 1801 Ware Bottom Spring Road, Chester VA 23836, posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/25/2024 last visited: 03/29/2024 |
view gallery | Parker's Battery-Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Parker's Battery-Richmond National Battlefield Park marker is located at
1801 Ware Bottom Spring Road, Chester VA 23836 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/24/2024 last visited: 03/24/2024 |
view gallery | Howlett Line-Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Howlett Line-Richmond National Battlefield Park marker is located at 1801 Ware Bottom Spring Road, Chester VA 23836 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/23/2024 last visited: 03/23/2024 |
view gallery | Malvern Hill - Glendale VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Malvern Hill is the story of Confederate infantry against massed Federal artillery – Southern valor against Union firepower. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/22/2024 last visited: 03/22/2024 |
view gallery | Boy Company-Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Boy Company-Richmond National Battlefield Park marker is located at 1801 Ware Bottom Spring Road, Chester VA 23836. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/22/2024 last visited: 03/22/2024 |
view gallery | Parker’s Battery Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Parker’s Battery Richmond National Battlefield Park is located at 1801 Ware Bottom Spring Road, Chester VA 23836. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/20/2024 last visited: 03/20/2024 |
view gallery | Battle of Gaines' Mill - Mechanicsville VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials In these fields and woods unfolded the largest and bloodiest battle of the Seven Days—Gaines’ Mill. On the morning of June 27, 1862, Union General Fitz John Porter deployed his entire Fifth Corps, over 27,000 in total. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/18/2024 last visited: 03/18/2024 |
view gallery | Finishing Fort Drewry -Richmond VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Drewry’s Bluff- Immediately after the battle, men of Chesterfield County’s own Southside Artillery, along with others, worked to strengthen the fort. The section before you was likely their first project. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/17/2024 last visited: 03/17/2024 |
view gallery | Duty Above and Beyond - Richmond VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Drewry’s Bluff-While Confederate artillery fire repeatedly struck the USS Galena, three crewmen performed conspicuous acts of gallantry that would earn them the Medal of Honor. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/17/2024 last visited: 03/17/2024 |
view gallery | A Permanent Post - Richmond VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials By 1863 the Drewry’s Bluff post expanded into a military city. Hundreds of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines camped on these grounds. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/17/2024 last visited: 03/17/2024 |
view gallery | Lee’s First Victory: At a Huge Cost - Mechanicsville VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Both sides combined lost 15,000 casualties, the greatest loss in any battle of the entire Peninsula Campaign, and second only to Shiloh at that stage of the war. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/17/2024 last visited: 03/17/2024 |
view gallery | Gaines' Mill 1862 Seven Days' Battles - Mechanicsville VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials 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 the battlefield landscapes. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/17/2024 last visited: 03/17/2024 |
view gallery | The USS Monitor - Richmond VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials After its epic duel with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the Monitor next found fame here at Drewry’s Bluff during the battle on May 15. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2024 last visited: 03/16/2024 |
view gallery | Seven Days' Battles - Gaines's Mill - Hanover County VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The Battle of Gaines' Mill is also referred to the First Battle of Cold Harbor. Lee's first victory of the Civil War would have been more substantial if Stonewall Jackson had arrived on schedule. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2024 last visited: 03/16/2024 |
view gallery | Holding the High Ground - Mechanicsville VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The charging Confederates faced more obstacles than they could overcome: open fields, steep slopes, a broad and swampy creek, Union infantry using a millrace for protection, and powerfully positioned Union artillery crowning the ridge. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/15/2024 last visited: 03/15/2024 |
view gallery | Defending Richmond - Richmond VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials From the war's beginning, Confederate authorities struggled with the question of how to defend Richmond. It lay vulnerable to approaches from every direction. Engineers eventually devised an integrated series of earthen fortifications. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/14/2024 last visited: 03/14/2024 |
view gallery | Cold Harbor 1864 Overland Campaign - Mechanicsville VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials 1864 Overland Campaign-The fourth spring of the war began when Union armies launched a series of offensives across unconquered portions of the South. The action in Virginia included three separate campaigns. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/11/2024 last visited: 03/11/2024 |
view gallery | Springfield Plantation - Mechanicsville VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/11/2024 last visited: 03/11/2024 |
view gallery | May 15, 1862—The Battle of Drewry's Bluff - Richmond VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials When Federal gunboats rounded the distant bend in the James, they entered a shooting gallery. Confederate soldiers and Marines along the riverbanks raked the decks with musket fire. Confederate guns here in the fort opened fire. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/10/2024 last visited: 03/10/2024 |
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