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Gaines' Mill

bdtex

bdtex

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I had the privilege of visiting and walking the battlefield in January. It is very near the Cold Harbor Battlefield:

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bdtex

bdtex

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There is no driving tour of this battlefield. There is a small parking lot at the only structure on the battlefield. From there,you walk.

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bdtex

bdtex

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The pictures don't adequately show how steep the banks of Boatswain's Creek are. Confederate troops had to cross the creek and attack uphill on the opposite side. The pics are from the side of the creek where the Union lines were.2016-01-11 11.08.46.jpg
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bdtex

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I was standing on a fallen tree across the creek when I took this picture:

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bdtex

bdtex

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Not many monuments on the National Park Service(NPS) battlefield. I was unable to find the Texas Monument. Didn't know that it was across the creek on land purchased by the Richmond Battlefields Association which is in the process of being turned over to NPS. A monument to the 11th Mississippi Infantry was placed on the NPS property since my visit there in January. Here is one that I found:

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bdtex

bdtex

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All I had with me was a cellphone camera. Found another monument in the woods but the pic isn't too good. If you can zoom on it you can read it. I've since bought a good camera and I'm getting some better pics these days.

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bdtex

bdtex

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A nice place on the battlefield. The second pic is looking straight ahead from where the first pic was taken.:

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bdtex

bdtex

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On the walking trail leading back to the Watt House. Not a great pic. Sure needed that new camera. :

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bdtex

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I was there on Monday morning,1/11/2016,and I had the whole battlefield to myself.
 
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trapdoor

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The history of the US would be very different if Stonewall Jackson hadn't been worn completely out by the time he arrived at the Seven Days. A healthy Jackson would have cut off the AOP's retreat, keeping them from reachieving the Va. shore. This would have led to a AOP surrender -- and effectively no Army between the new commander R.E. Lee and Washington.
 
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