• Gaines' Mill battlefield -- Watt House area

    Richmond

    National Battlefield Park Virginia

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  • Homefront becomes Battlefront: the Battle of Gaines’ Mill

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    This program explores the fates of those soldiers and civilians caught up in the largest battle to occur outside of Richmond in 1862: the Battle of Gaines’ Mill. More

    Time:
    10:30 AM
    Location:
    6283 Watt House Rd, Mechanicsville VA 23111
    Fees:
    Free

  • Encounter at Rural Plains -- The Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, 1864

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    This program explores the intertwined destinies of opposing soldiers and one Southern family through an 80-hour encounter on Totopotomoy Creek during the Overland Campaign of 1864. More

    Time:
    2:00 PM
    Location:
    7273 Studley Rd, Mechanicsville VA 23116
    Fees:
    Free

  • Cold Harbor Living History Weekend

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Infantry and artillery demonstrations, ranger-guided walking tours and evening programs commemorate the battle of Cold Harbor. More

    Time:
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Location:
    Cold Harbor unti of Richmond National Battlefield Park, 5515 Anderson-Wright Drive, Mechanicsville, VA
    Fees:
    Free

Did You Know?

A young woman writes a letter home for a wounded soldier.

Phoebe Yates Pember worked at Chimborazo Hospital as a matron, caring for the sick and wounded.  Her memoirs, A Southern Woman’s Story are still in print and are considered to be among the finest pieces of Civil War literature.