Battlefield of Seven Pines - Sandston, VA
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N 37° 31.358 W 077° 18.732
18S E 295671 N 4155364
Placed by the Battlefield Markers Association, marker #39 describes the path of the Confederate advance towards Union defensive lines.
Waymark Code: WM7V6N
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2009
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The Battle of Seven Pines took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862. The Union army under Gen. George B. McClellan had moved closer and closer to Richmond, but Confederate defenses held. Confederate commander Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was injured during the battle. His replacement, Gen. Robert E. Lee, would later drive McClellan's army out of central Virginia during the Seven Days Battles.
This historical marker is located near the entrance to the Sandston branch of the Henrico County Public Library. Several other historical markers are located within walking distance.
Battlefield of Seven Pines
The Federal first line, against which the right wing of the Confederate army directed the main assault of May 31, 1862, crossed the Williamsburg Road near this spot. Casey's redoubt, the centre of Federal resistance on this line, was 200 yards southward.
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About the Battlefield Markers (Source: National Park Service):
This is one in a series of 61 markers erected beginning in 1925 to identify the battlefields around Richmond. The tablets were the work of the Battlefield Markers Association, a group of historians committed to commemorating the Richmond battlefields. Most prominent among the association's members was Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, the eminent biographer of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. The work of Dr. Freeman and the Association ultimately led to the purchase of battlefield lands and the establishment of Richmond National Battlefield Park in 1936.