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Gaines Mill (Watt House) | park, battlefield, American Civil War 1861-1865

USA / Virginia / Highland Springs /
 park, battlefield, American Civil War 1861-1865

Richmond National Battlefield Park
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Gaines Mill

By 2 P.M. on June 27th, Lee was attacking Porter's corps near Gaines Mill. This is the slope of the hill defended by Porter's V Corps. Attacking Confederate troops advanced over the swampy Boatswains Creek off the picture to the left and up the hill to the right. While the Yankees were entrenched at the top, the land to their front at the time was cleared with no cover except for near the creek itself. Confederate troops went to ground on the slope, unwilling to go forward or fall back. On the rebel left, Jackson's planned turning movement got lost and attacked the Union center.

Finally, Hood's Texas brigade of Jackson's wing arrived. Hood ordered his men to advance with the bayonet without stopping to fire. Near here, the Texans swept over their prone comrades toward the Union position.
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Coordinates:   37°34'27"N   77°17'33"W
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