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Seven Days' Battles--Gaines's Mill (3)

Watt House Rd, Mechanicsville, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 34' 58.487592", -77° 17' 29.071248"
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Half a mile south is Boatswain Creek. The battle that was begun at Gaines's Mill by A. P. Hill, following Porter's rear guard, culminated at the Union position on Boatswain Creek. There A. P. Hill and Longstreet, moving eastward, and Jackson coming from the north converged to attack Unionists.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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