Seven Days Battles

Mechanicsville

Mechanicsville was held by Union outposts when, in the early afternoon of June 26, 1862, A. P. Hill reached it coming from the north. The Unionists were quickly driven back to their position on Beaver Dam Creek. Then D. H. ...

Austin's Birthplace

Near Austinville, five miles west, was born Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas", November, 1793. He began his colonization work in 1821.

Marker is on Fort Chriswell Road (U.S. 52) just north of Lead Mine Road (Virginia Route 69).

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Artillery Battalion, A.P. Hill's Division

C.S.A.

Artillery Battalion, A.P. Hill's Division,

Major R.L. Walker, Commanding,

(September 17, 1862.)

Four batteries of this battalion were engaged. McIntosh's (South Carolina) Battery came on the field about 2:30 p.m. and went into position south of the Blackford House about 950 yards southwest ...

Bluefields

“Bluefields,” named for the Blue family, was built by 1870. Annie Evans Blue (d.1912) was given this land in 1872 by her father William Evans (1804–1876), Marion District planter, militia general, and state representative. Annie Blue and her husband, John ...

Kemble Inn

Owner 1845

Charles S. Kemble, innkeeper,

farmer, blacksmith, member

N.J. House of Assembly

1855-59.

Burl. Co. Sheriff 1869.

Died while in office.

Marker is on Carranza Road south of Medford Lakes Road/Chatsworth Road (County Route 532), on the right when traveling north.

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The Battle of Malvern Hill

Couch Defends the Union Right

Although the best known fighting on July 1, 1862, occurred across the road to the west, half of the battlefield is situated here, in front of the West House. Union infantrymen of General Darius Couch’s division ...

Site of Blacksmith Shop

Most necessary in

Colonial Times,

date erected unknown.

Blacksmiths were

Charles Kemble, Gilbert Knight,

Henry Allen, and William Cutts

Marker is at the intersection of Carranza Road and Medford Lakes Road/Chatsworth Road (County Route 532), on the right when traveling north on Carranza Road.

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Battery A, 5th U.S. Artillery

U.S.A.

Battery A, 5th U.S. Artillery.

Lieut. Chas. P. Muhlenburg, U.S.A. Commanding.

(September 17, 1862.)

On the morning of the 17th, Battery A was in position on the crest of the hill east of the Rohrbach Lane, east of and overlooking the Stone Bridge ...

Kellogg Garden Club

Iowa 150 Celebrate Our State 1846 - 1996

Kellogg Garden Club established in 1945 commemorated Iowa’s 150th Anniversary of statehood with the planting of the common Chokecherry (Prunus Virginiana) a native Iowa tree.

Marker is on Railroad Street near High Street, on ...

Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery

U.S.A.

Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery

Lieut. Marcus P. Miller, U.S.A. Commanding

(September 17, 1862.)

Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery, belonged to the Artillery Reserve, which was attached to the Fifth Army Corps. On the morning of the 17th, the battery was in the ...