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Richmond National Battlefield Park Two green Union cannons atop the Malvern Hill battlefield.
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Richmond National Battlefield Park
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September 29, 1864--10:45 a.m.
(Received 12.55 p.m.)

Major-General HALLECK,
Washington :

General Ord's corps advanced this morning and carried the very strong fortifications and long line of intrenchments below Chaffin's farm, with some 15 pieces of artillery and from 200 to 300 prisoners. General Ord was wounded in the leg, though not dangerously. General Birney advanced at the same time from Deep Bottom, and carried the New Market road and intrenchments and scattered the enemy in every direction, though he captured but few. He is now pushing on toward Richmond. I left General Birney where the Mill road intersects the New Market and Richmond roads. The whole country is filled with field fortifications thus far.

U.S. GRANT,
Lieutenant-General.

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Carved stone monument at Cold Harbor battlefield

Did You Know?
Richmond National Battlefield Park has just three monuments dedicated to specific units: Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade at Gaines’ Mill; 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Cold Harbor; and Parker’s Battery of artillery in Chesterfield County.
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