The Watt House Gaines' Mill Battlefield - Mechanicsville VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 34.439 W 077° 17.443
18S E 297709 N 4161015
Entrenched in three lines on this plateau, the right wing of McClellan's army, withdrawn from Beaver Dam Creek
Waymark Code: WM134Q2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2020
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The Watt House Gaines' Mill Battlefield-Richmond National Battlefield Park-- Entrenched in three lines on this plateau, the right wing of McClellan's army, withdrawn from Beaver Dam Creek, resisted Confederate attacks on June 27, 1862 until driven back at nightfall by a general assault.
LOCATION: Marker is near Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on Watt House Road 0.6 miles south of Cold Harbor Road. Located in front of the Watt House in the Gaines' Mill unit of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. Post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23111
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