Allen's Farm-Seven Days Battles - Sandston VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 30.974 W 077° 17.246
18S E 297843 N 4154600
Just north of here at Allen's Farm, at 9:00 A.M. on 29 June, Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's division attacked Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner's corps, which formed the Union rear.
Waymark Code: WM13D3C
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2020
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Department of Historic Resources (Marker Number PA-140.)Attached-
Seven Days Battles-Allen's Farm--On 26 June 1862, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan abandoned his plan to besiege Richmond and began his retreat to the James River. Gen. Robert E. Lee pursued, determined to destroy the Army of the Potomac. Just north of here at Allen's Farm, at 9:00 A.M. on 29 June, Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's division attacked Brig. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner's corps, which formed the Union rear. The fighting continued for two hours until Sumner retired east to the Federal supply depot at Savage's Station on the Richmond & York River R.R. Another Confederate attack that afternoon ended in a stalemate, and the Union withdrawal continued.
Name of Battle:
Allen's Farm-Seven Days Battles
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 06/26/1862
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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