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Seven Days Battles--Jackson's March to the Battlefield

Lee-davis Rd, Mechanicsville, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 36' 39.636972", -77° 20' 21.74604"
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Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson and his troops passed through this intersection on 27 June 1862, having arrived from the Shenandoah Valley. Jackson's troops united with Gen. Robert E. Lee's forces just south of here at Walnut Grove Church that morning. Later in the day Lee's and Jackson's combined forces and successfully assaulted the Union V Corps at the Battle of Gaines's Mill.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
    Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
 
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