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Malvern Hill stands on the north bank of the James River in Henrico County, Virginia, USA, about eighteen miles southeast of Richmond. On 1 July 1862, it was the scene of the Battle of Malvern Hill , one of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War .
Malvern, also known as Oaklands, is a historic home and farm located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between 1801 and 1820, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed, brick house in the Federal style. The interior features a side-passage plan on both floors. [3]
Barton Lodge, also known as Malvern Hall and French House, is a historic home located near Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [ 1 ]
In spring 1862, Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan developed an ambitious plan to capture Richmond, the Confederate capital, on the Virginia Peninsula.His 121,500-man Army of the Potomac, along with 14,592 animals, 1,224 wagons and ambulances, and 44 artillery batteries, would load onto 389 vessels and sail to the tip of the peninsula at Fort Monroe, then move inland and capture the ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
Flowerdew Hundred dates to 1618–19 with the patent of 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) on the south side of the James River in Virginia. Sir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of the Virginia Colony, may have named the property after his wife, Temperance Flowerdew. Their primary residence was in Jamestown when Sir George called the first ...
Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia (additional map). The Peninsula campaign (also known as the Peninsular campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater.
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from Richmond and into a retreat down the Virginia Peninsula.