Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Cold Harbor

Near this stone rest the remains of

889 Union Soldiers,

gathered from the Battle Fields of

Mechanicsville, Savage-Station, Gaines-Mills,

And the vicinity of

Cold-Harbor.

Erected by Congress

Year of our Lord 1877, and in the 101st year of the

Independence of the United States of America.

Marker can ...

Second Battle of Deep Bottom

About noon on 16 Aug. 1864, Union Brig. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, with almost 5,000 men in four brigades, attacked the Confederate line over this ground. In a brief yet vicious struggle, Terry's men broke through 400 yards west of ...

Totopotomoi

1656

Totopotomoi

Chief of the Pamunkey Indians, faithful ally of the English, killed in Battle of Bloody Run near Richmond

1754

Rural Plains

Built 1670

Home of Sarah Shelton, married here to Patrick Henry

1864

Battle of the Totopotomoi

Preceding Cold Harbor

Erected by Hanover Branch A.P.V.A. 1932

Marker is on ...

Army of the Potomac

Major General George G. Meade

Commanding

The Army consisted of Eight Army Corps

First Corps - Major General John F. Reynolds, Major General Abner Doubleday, Major General John Newton

Second Corps - Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Brigadier General John Gibbon

Third Corps - Major ...

Tomlinson Fort House

At this site lived Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859). A leader of the Union Party, he studied medicine and wrote a widely used book on medical practice. A captain in the War of 1812, he served in the Georgia legislature and the ...

C.S.A. Brigadier General Tom Green

April 12, 1864, C.S.A. Brig. Gen. Tom

Green was killed near here leading his

Texas cavalry in a duel against the Union

monitor Osage, gunboat Lexington,

and the transport Black Hawk at the

Battle of Blair's Landing. Of his passing Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor, ...

Fighting at the Totopotomoy

Polly Hundley’s Corner

This intersection was known as Polly Hundley’s Corner during the Civil War. The roads led to Atlee’s Station, the Pamunkey River, Mechanicsville and Hanover Courthouse. A sign here announced that it was only seven miles to Richmond and ...

Uncle Tom’s Point

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River

Welcome to Uncle Tom’s Point

Uncle Tom’s Trail

For a memorable descent into the canyon, follow Uncle Tom’s Trail. From there, you can sense the power of Lower Falls as the Yellowstone River thunders over the brink, ...

Deep Bottom Landing

A Vital Link

After the Battle of Cold Harbor in June 1864, Grant and Lee shifted their armies to Petersburg; but Grant did not wish to abandon the Richmond front entirely. He had Gen. Benjamin Butler position a small force from ...

Toms River Block House

Approximate site of the Toms River Block House. Burned by the British March 24, 1782.

Marker is at the intersection of Robbins Street and Washington Street on Robbins Street.

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