Young’s Mill- Newport News VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 06.369 W 076° 30.840
18S E 365473 N 4107720
Marker Location: 13055 Warwick Blvd, Newport News VA 23602. Marker Number: W-63
Waymark Code: WM18MC9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2023
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Young’s Mill-Following the 10 June 1861 Battle of Big Bethel, Confederate Gen. John B. Magruder established a base at Young’s Mill. This tide mill formed the right flank of Magruder’s First Defensive Line, which reached across the Peninsula to Ship’s Point on the York River. Extensive earthworks defended the crossing of the Warwick Road over Deep Creek. When Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan began his Peninsula Campaign on 4 May 1862 to capture Richmond, elements of Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes IV Corps led by Brig. Gen. William F. “Baldy” Smith advanced to Young’s Mill. They skirmished with Confederate troops defending this mill dam crossing. The Confederates abandoned their position for a more determined stand on the Warwick River.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/2002
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Department of Historic Resources
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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