Seven Days Battles - Gaines's Mill
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N 37° 35.158 W 077° 16.243
18S E 299507 N 4162302
The Confederate army attacked the Union line near this point during a nighttime engagement. Union reinforcements were too late to prevent the line from being breached.
Waymark Code: WM7V0R
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2009
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"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 position at the bayonet's point, while A. P. Hill and Longstreet were also successful."
Marker Number: PA-70
Marker Title: Seven Days Battles - Gaines's Mill
Marker Location: Hwy 156
County or Independent City: Hanover County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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