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This deeply carved depression is believed to be a remnant of a Civil War-era farm road. On June 27, 1862, Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's marching soldiers mistakenly turned south toward New Cold Harbor on their way to the Gain…
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Totopotomy Creek separated the armies here between May 29 and 31, 1864. Twice the men of the Union 2nd Corps (Barlow's Division) charged down this slope. They hoped to cross the "deep morass" and seize the opposite heights. Darkness halted the fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EK8_patrick-henrys-birthplace_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Seven miles east, at Studley, May 29, 1736, was born Patrick Henry, the Orator of the Revolution.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C41_liberty-hall_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Site of the home ofSamuel Merdith, Sr., Gent.(1689-1762)Processioner-1708St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co.A grandson ofThomas Meredith, Sr.Emigrant in 1636, VirginiaHis land grant in 1661
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ2_battle-of-totopotomoy-creek_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Fighting occurred here and elsewhere around the Polegreen Church as part of the Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, spanning three days from May 30 to June 1, 1864. This ground lay between the opposing lines, and witnessed the ebbs and flows of fierce an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM194W_wwii-memorial-wall_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Bon Secours MemorialRegional Medical Center
Memorial Gardens & WWIIMemorial Wall
Made possible by a grant from theRichmond Memorial Hospital FoundationMay 16, 1988
Dedicated to the Glory of Godand in loving memory ofour sons and daughterw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1615_stuarts-ride_Mechanicsville-VA.html
In May 1862, Union Gen. George B. McClellan led the Army of the Potomac up the Peninsula to the gates of Richmond. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia in June and began planning a counterattack. On June …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15FL_the-polegreen-story_Mechanicsville-VA.html
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Cradle of Religious Freedom
From time to time, the power of a unique person and place changes the course of history. Here at Polegreen, between 1747 and 1759, the Reverend Samuel Davies inspired a small rural community—free and slave-to c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM129C_confederate-grand-assault_Mechanicsville-VA.html
"All was disorder and excitement; the field was full of men running for their very lives, and it was almost impossible to make any resistance to the tide of humanity pressing down upon us."John E. Stewart, 44th New York
General James Longstreet…