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Plan of the battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia. Fought June 30th and July 1st, 1862
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Maps |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Henrico County United States Malvern Hill Virginia |
| Temporal Coverage | 1862 |
| Abstract | "The position of Union forces at Malvern Hill was on the West. Overlooking Warren were 36 guns having full sweep of the Valley and over the River Road. These batteries were [Stephen Hinsdale] Weed's NYork battery, Edwards', Carlisle's, Smead's and Voegele's. To these later in the day were added the siege guns 1st Conn. Artillery under Col. Robert O. Tyler[,;] these were placed on high ground near the Malvern House (or Wyatt's brick house). These swept all the meadow to the left. [George Webb] Morrell prolonged [George] Sykes' line on Crew's Hill[;] on his left was Weeden's battery of Rhode Island, also Livingston's, Edwards', Kingsbury, Ames, Waterman's, Hydes and Bramhalls' Batteries (61 guns) -- all under supervision of Genl. [Charles] Griffin -- other batteries were placed in reserve in back of Crew's house and near West's house -- all these guns were in action -- To these were added the immense guns of 3 gunboats on the James River. Shows the section of eastern Henrico County, Va., where the Battle of Malvern Hill took place. Sneden includes extensive notes discussing the position of various divisions and the course of action, including those below. |
| Part of Series | Virginia Historical Society, P.o. Box 7311, Richmond, Va 23221-0311 Usa Vau Civil War Maps Military Battles and Campaigns Geography and Map Division American Memory |
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| Subject Keyword | Civil War United States Henrico County Fitz-john Porter Steven Hinsdale Weed George Sykes Charles Griffin Maps George Webb Morell Virginia Robert Ogden Tyler Army of the Potomac Peninsular Campaign Malvern Hill History |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Griffin, Charles,--1825-1867 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Keyes, Erasmus D.--(Erasmus Darwin),--1810-1895 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Morell, George Webb,--1815-1883 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Porter, Fitz-John,--1822-1901 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sykes, George,--1822-1880 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tyler, Robert Ogden,--1831-1874 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Weed, Steven Hinsdale,--1834-1863 |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Army of the Potomac |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Malvern Hill, Battle of, Va., 1862--Maps |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Peninsular Campaign, 1862--Maps |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862--Maps |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Henrico County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--Virginia--Henrico County |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--Virginia--Malvern Hill |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Malvern Hill, Battle of, Va |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Peninsular Campaign |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Seven Days' Battles, Va |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Map |
