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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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GAINES' MILL
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Cannon at Gaines' Mill - Summer, 1998   (9)
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Same Location - November, 2001   (9) The woods have been cut back. |
Regarding the cannon photographs above, although the locations are the same, it appears that the cannon are not. - Ed. |
SEVEN DAYS BATTLES GAINES'S MILL THIS IS THE SITE OF GAINES'S MILL WHICH GAVE ITS NAME TO THE BATTLE ON JUNE 27, 1862. HERE A. P. HILL'S ADVANCE GUARD, FOLLOWING PORTER, CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE UNION REARGUARD. AFTER A SHORT ACTION THE UNIONISTS WITHDREW TO A POSITION ON BOATSWAIN CREEK, CLOSELY PURSUED BY THE CONFEDERATES. |
![]() Front of the Monument |
![]() Back of the Monument |
19th Century Photographs Notes
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