Gettysburg Address - Glendale National Cemetery - Richmond, VA
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N 37° 26.165 W 077° 14.098
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A plaque with the Gettysburg Address.
Waymark Code: WM7XNB
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2009
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Several engagements of the Seven Days Battles (June 1862) took place near the location of Glendale National Cemetery. Union Gen. George B. McClellan's effort to strike Richmond stalled at Seven Pines and the new Confederate commander, Gen. Robert E. Lee, used the opportunity for a counterattack. The Seven Days Battles ended nearby at Malvern Hill. The Union had successfully completed their retreat to the James River, but Lee was unable to delivery the blow he wanted.
The Union army had a safe position at the Harrison's Landing on the James River, but they suffered tremendously from heat, humidity, and disease. President Lincoln gave the order to withdraw and reinforce the engagements in northern Virginia and the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Location Type: Historic Marker
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: Seven Days Battles - 1862; Glendale Nat'l Cemetery established - 1866
Location Notes:
National Cemetery visitation hours: daily from sunrise to sunset.
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