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GAINES' MILL
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Gaines' Mill - Day of Battle
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June 27, 1862
Estimated Casualties: 15,500 total
(US 6,800; CS 8,700)
This was the third of the Seven Days’ Battles. On June 27, 1862, Gen. Robert E.
Lee renewed his attacks against Porter’s V Corps, which had established a strong defensive
line behind Boatswain’s Swamp north of the Chickahominy River.
Boatswain Creek - 2001 (3)
Porter’s reinforced V Corps held fast for the afternoon against disjointed
Confederate attacks, inflicting heavy casualties. At dusk, the Confederates
finally mounted a coordinated assault that broke Porter’s line and drove his
soldiers back toward the river. The Federals retreated across the river during
the night. Defeat at Gaines’ Mill convinced McClellan to abandon his advance on
Richmond and begin the retreat to James River. Gaines’ Mill saved Richmond for
the Confederacy in 1862.
(Text Source: U.S. Gov't, National Park Service)
Walnut Grove Church - 2005
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HERE, ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 27, 1862, AS HE WAS DIRECTING THE PURSUIT OF MCCLELLAN'S RIGHT WING, ROBERT E. LEE MET STONEWALL JACKSON, WHOSE ARMY OF THE VALLEY ARRIVED TO JOIN THE ATTACK ON THE FEDERALS THE SAME AFTERNOON From Douglas Freeman sign at the Church |
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Gaines' Mill Battlefield Map. (Troop positions are approximate.) A relationship of the Gaines' Mill and Cold Harbor battlefields is illustrated on the Cold Harbor Page. |
Gaines' Mill Battlefield Map. Showing location and direction of photographs. (Numbers in parentheses in the text refer to this map.) |
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