Willis' Church – Richmond, VA
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N 37° 26.095 W 077° 14.135
18S E 302212 N 4145467
Placed by the Battlefield Markers Association, marker #19 is located at a church that was occupied by the Union and then the Confederacy during the Seven Days Battles of 1862.
Waymark Code: WM81J8
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2010
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The Union line was located just to the south of this marker. Heavy fighting took place in this area, but the Union line held, and the army retreated to Malvern Hill during the night.
Willis' Church
This edifice, which gave its name to the road McClellan followed from Glendale in his withdrawal toward James River, was used as a field hospital by the Confederate troops after the Battle of Malvern Hill. July 1, 1862.
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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.
Group that erected the marker: Battlefield Markers Association
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
8360 Willis Church Road
Richmond, VA USA
23231
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