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Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 2

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Civil War Series – The 1862 Peninsula Campaign, intended by the Union to put a decisive end to the Civil War by capturing the Confederate capital of Richmond, began with a slow start. Gen. George McClellan, despite setting out … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Scenic Byways, Virginia | Tagged Baltimore Store, Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Battle of Gaines' Mill, Battle of Glendale, Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of Oak Grove, Battle of Seven Pines, Beaver Dam Creek, Berkeley Plantation, Bethany Church, Charles City, Chickahominy Bluffs, Chickahominy River, Chimborazo Hill, Chimborazo Medical Museum, Civil War, Cold Harbor, Dabbs House, Drewry's Bluff, Fair Oaks, fort, Gaines' Mill, Garnett's Farm, Glendale, Glendale National Cemetery, Golding's Farm, Grapevine Bridge, Hanover Court House, Hanover Tavern, Harrison's Landing, historic, James River, Malvern Hill, Museum of the Confederacy, Oak Grove, Old Church, Parsonage, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rowland's, Sandston, Savage's Station, scenic byway, Seven Days' Battles, Seven Pines, Seven Pines National Cemetery, Stuart's Ride, Tredegar Iron Works, Trent House, Tunstall's Station, Virginia, Westover Plantation, White House of the Confederacy, White Oak Swamp | 2 Comments

Gaines’ Mill Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Andrew Wojtanik

– Civil War Series – Following General Robert E. Lee’s defeat the day prior at Beaver Dam Creek, the Confederate Army won a decisive but costly victory on June 27, 1862 in the Battle of Gaines’ Mill. Attempting to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Easy Hikes, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia | Tagged Boatswain's Creek, Civil War, Gaines' Mill, Gaines' Mill Trail, historic, loop hike, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Seven Days' Battles, Turkey Hill, Virginia, Watt House | 3 Comments

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Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 2

Gaines’ Mill Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)

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