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	Battle of Cold Harbor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle was fought in central Virginia over the same ground as the Battle of Gaines' Mill during the Seven Days Battles of 1862.
		On June 12, the Army of the Potomac finally disengaged to march southeast to cross the James River and attack Petersburg, a crucial rail junction south of Richmond.
		The Battle of Cold Harbor was the final victory won by Lee's army (part of his forces won the Battle of the Crater the following month, during the Siege of Petersburg, but this did not represent a general engagement between the armies), and its most decisive in terms of casualties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Cold_Harbor (1258 words)

	Encyclopedia: George McClellan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He played an important role in raising a well trained and organized army for the Union, but his leadership skills in battle were questioned, and he was accused of being incompetent and overly cautious.
		At the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, McClellan attacked Lee.
		At the Battle of Malvern Hill, he was on a Union gunboat, the U.S.S. Galena, at one point ten miles away down the James River.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-McClellan (1285 words)

	Maj. Albert J. Meyer's Official Report (OR) For The Peninsula Campaign
		At the battle of Gaines' Mill signal communication was established on the field from the right and left flanks of our army, drawn up in line of battle, to the central position, occupied by General F. Porter.
		On Sunday, June 29, at the commencement of the flank movement from the Chickahominy and preceding and at the commencement of the battle of Savage Station, reconnaissances of the position and of the advance of the enemy were made by signal officers, and reported by signals to Brig.
		That in the battle of Malvern Hill intelligence transmitted upon the field of battle was useful, and that the entire naval force was wielded and directed by the general in command in a manner which would have been without the services of the corps impossible.
	www.civilwarhome.com /meyerpeninsular.htm (19685 words)

	The Roads Home to Florida: Seven Days Battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Battle of Mechanicsville, Beaver Dam Creek, or Ellison's Mill.
		According to the general order of battle, a copy of which is annexed, General Jackson was to march from Ashland on the 25th in the direction of Slash Church, encamping for the night west of the Central Railroad, and to advance at 3 a.m.
		In expectation of Jackson's arrival on the enemy's right the battle was renewed at dawn, and continued with animation for about two hours, during which the passage of the creek was attempted and our troops forced their way to its banks, where their progress was arrested by the nature of the stream.
	www.roadshometofl.com /family150.htm (10610 words)

	Battle of Gaines's Mill -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
		One of the two major battles of the American Civil War was fought at the crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pa., from July 1 to 3, 1863.
		The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035814?tocId=9035814 (804 words)

	GAINES FAMILY TREE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Major Harry (Henry) Gaines* was a member of the House of Burgess of King and Queen County, Virginia.
		This estate was the scene of the 'Battle of Gaines' Mill, which was one of the important engagements of the "Seven Days Battles of Richmond" in 1862.
		Seaton Grantland Tinsley (Fanny William Gaines) who was in her early 20's at the time, and Fanny's daughter (my grandmother) Harriet Bryan Tinsley who was about 1 year 3 mo. old at the time, along with some negro slaves, Mary, Toler, Uncle Anthony and some others.
	www.fortunecity.com /millenium/quarrybank/194/fwgaines.htm (1351 words)

	Battle of Gaines' Mill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gaines' Mill was the third of the (Click link for more info and facts about Seven Days Battles) Seven Days Battles.
		This assault was conducted by the largest number of Confederate soldiers of any battle in the war.
		Gaines’ Mill saved Richmond for the Confederacy in 1862.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_gaines_mill.htm (114 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		History: Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor, located just a few miles from the Confederate capital, were the scenes of brutal fighting in June 1862 and June 1864.
		The 1862 Battle of Gaines’ Mill was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first victory of the war and enabled his army to lift the first siege of Richmond.
		Three housing developments litter the perimeter of Gaines’ Mill, and the upper half of Cold Harbor battlefield is lost beyond recall.
	www.civilwar.org /news/topten2002/gainesmill2002.htm (293 words)

	35th Georgia at Gaines Mill
		It would become known as the "The Battle of Gaines Mill" or "First Cold Harbor".
		AP Hill noted in his official report of the battle, that the 35th, under Col Thomas, "drove through the enemy lines like a wedge but it was of no avail.
		Porter had 50 regiment's in battle, and his 5th Corps headquarters was in the Watts house, directly behind the four regiment's of Griffin's brigade.
	www.chrisanddavid.com /georgia/GainesMill.html (559 words)

	CSATX2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle was the Battle of Gaines Mill, as it was known by the South.
		The defeat of Grant's Union forces by Lee's Confederate forces at the Battle of Gaines Mill was one of the worst defeats suffered by the Union in the war.
		The next battle involving the Third Regiment, Texas Cavalry, was in March of 1862 at the Battle of Elkhorn, or Pea Ridge as it was called by the North.
	users.ev1.net /~gpmoran/CSATX2.htm (1959 words)

	Freeman Marker Inscriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the field beyond this marker was fought June 29, 1862, the battle of Savage Station in which Confederate forces under command of Major-General John B. Magruder attacked indecisively the rearguard of the Federal Army moving toward James River.
		The residence of the Methodist minister, situated near this spot, was a landmark of the Battle of Malvern Hill and was directly in the line of advance of D.H. Hill's division southward against the Federal positions around the Crew house.
		This was approximately the farthest point gained and held by the Federals in their assaults of June 3, 1864 on the Confederate main line, 130 yards to the west.
	home.comcast.net /~freemanmarkers/plates.html (2622 words)

	96th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry: Of Battlefields and Bitter Feuds
		Nearly ten months prior to the Battle of Gaines' Mill, Henry L. Cake, former colonel of the 25th Pennsylvania Volunteers, one of the ninety-day regiments formed in response to Lincoln's initial call for volunteers, received permission from the War Department to recruit and organize a regiment of infantry.
		Gaines' Mill proved to be the most deadly battle of the Seven Days' engagements for the 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
		During the great battle along the Rappahannock, the 96th Pennsylvania held a portion of the VI Corps line in the Deep Run ravine sector.63 After the battle, the 96th Pennsylvania went into winter quarters near White Oak Church.
	www.geocities.com /g96thpvi/battlesfeuds.html (8882 words)

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		Styler, Henry D. "The Peninsular Campaign-After the Battle of Beaver Dam (Mechanicsville), June 26, 1862, Until the Arrival of the Army of the Potomac at Harrison's Landing on the James River, July 3, 1862." Paper, AWC, 1913.
		Winn, Frank L. "The Battle of Gaines Mill and the Peninsula Campaign Subsequent to the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek." Paper, AWC, 1916.
		"The Cavalry at Gaines' Mill." JUSCA 2 (1889): pp.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/mil_hist_inst/c/cw62e3.asc (2112 words)

	Neddy's Nook on the Net - Branch Family Photographs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was wounded in action, shot in the leg, at the Battle of Gaine's Mill, Virginia on 27 June 1862.
		This estate was the scene of the Battle of Gaines' Mill, which was one of the important engagements of the"Seven Days' Battle of Richmond" in 1862.
		It seems that he was at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland on September 1862, as he swore an affidavit in 1863 regarding that battle.
	members.aol.com /neddybarney/albumBranch.html (2263 words)

	Sykes' Regulars - 2nd & 4th US Infantry
		He was next in the Siege of Vera Cruz, March 9-29, 1847; and the Battle of Cerro Gordo, April 17-18, 1847, receiving a brevet to Captain, April 18, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Cerro Gordo.
		He was engaged in the Battle of Contreras, August 19-20, 1847; Battle of Churubusco, August 20, 1847; Operations before and Capture of Mexico City, September 12-14, 1847; and as Commissary of Bvt.
		In the Maryland Campaign (Army of the Potomac), September-November, 1862, he was engaged in the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862; Skirmish of Shepherdstown, VA, September 19, 1862; and March to Falmouth, VA, October-November, 1862, participating in the Skirmish of Snicker's Gap, VA, November 3, 1862.
	www.cwreenactors.com /~sykes/b_sykes.html (910 words)

	"Gaines' Mill To The Post-War Years" -- Co. A, 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle of Gaines' Mill made it clear to friend and foe alike that the Duryee Zouaves were more than a colorful ornament on the parade ground.
		Hiram Duryea had been sent home with malaria, and the 5th NY went into the battle of Second Bull Run (Manassas) under the command of Capt. Cleveland Winslow, son of Regimental Chaplain Gordon Winslow.
		Other veterans battled in the ranks of the 165th NY, or "Second Battalion, Duryee Zouaves," and Col. Winslow organized a 5th NY Veteran Volunteer regiment.
	www.zouave.org /durypt2.html (815 words)

	Lesson 44: The Battle of Gaines' Mill In Virginia
		When our forces had approached to within a mile of the Mill, they were deployed in line of battle, skirmishers thrown forward to feel the enemy and the whole line moved slowly but steadily on.
		He sees what is going on immediately about him, but the flashing of guns, the roar of artillery, the whizzing of bullets and screaming of exploding shells, all combine to throw him into a state of excitement not the most favorable for accurate observation.
		The first was in the valley and immediately behind the fence; the second was posted half way up the hill and hid from view by logs and the thick foliage; the third line was very near the summit and behind a small breastwork of earth and logs.
	www.2020site.org /texas/lesson44.html (1788 words)

	The Eighth Alabama Infantry Regiment
		It fought in the battle of Williamsburg, May 5th, and at Fair Oaks, May 31 and June 1, 1862, in both of which engagements it took an important part and its losses were very severe.
		Two days later it was prominent in the assault upon the enemy at Gaines' Mill and on June 30th was again in the midst of the conflict at Frayser's Farm.
		Emrich, wounded at Petersburg and at Gaines' Mill, and Duke Nall, who was mortally wounded at the Wilderness.
	www.civilwarhome.com /8alainf.htm (1140 words)

	Rowdy Gaines -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Gaines, Ernest J. American writer whose fiction, as exemplified by The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971), his most acclaimed work, reflects African-American experience and the oral tradition of his rural Louisiana childhood.
		Gaines was born in Pointe Coupee Parish near New Roads, La., on Jan. 15, 1933.
		Gaines served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9343762 (706 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Richmond Battlefields
		Lee's whole plan for the defense of Richmond, in the event McClellan should elect to march on the city with his main force south of the Chickahominy, hinged on his ability to cross the river quickly and attack the Federal rear.
		Porter's corps now occupied a semicircular line of battle along the crest of the partially wooded plateau behind Boatswain Swamp, with both extremes resting on the Chickahominy River.
		During the course of the impending battle of Gaines' Mill, Porter would be reinforced by Gen. Willard Slocum's division, giving him a total strength of about 35,000, as opposed to about 60,000 for Lee.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/33/hh33j.htm (860 words)

	JOHNFULTONREYNOLDS, USA
		A brigadier general by August of 1861 (to rank from August 20), he served in the defenses of Washington, D. C., then fought at the Battle of Gaines; Mill.
		He was captured after that battle, and kept in Libby Prison for several weeks.
		He was promoted to major general on November 29, 1862, and led a corps at the Battle of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
	www.multied.com /bio/UGENS/USAReynolds.html (180 words)

	Brig. Gen. Lawton's Report of the Battle of Gaines' Mill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alexander R. Lawton, C. Army, commanding Fourth Brigade, Second Division (Jackson's), of the battle of Gaines' Mill.
		Having no knowledge of the local geography, and failing to find any staff officer who could direct me at what point I should enter the fight, two regiments standing in open field were pointed out to me as having just retired from the woods, whence the fire of the enemy had driven them.
		A continuous line of 3,500 men, moving forward in perfect order into the woods and at once opening fire along its entire length, chiefly armed with Enfield rifles, made a decided impression and promptly marked the preponderance of musketry sound on our side, as was observed by other commanders on the field.
	www.fanaticus.org /GeorgiaBrigade/accounts/ARL0728621.html (1340 words)

	Family of Larry Dale Miller William John NEWMAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Was killed at Gaines Mill, VA on 6/27/1862.
		Gaine's Mill was about eight miles northeast of Richmond, and General Hill advanced from Mechanicsville.
		William J. Newman, fought for the South in the War Between the States, and was killed in the "Seven Days Battle" in Gaines Mill, Virginia.
	home.att.net /~bampanonna/274.htm (302 words)

	Henry B. Clitz
		16, 1874, -- Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19-20-1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Storming of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, -- and Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; at the Military Academy, as Asst.
		On the termination of the Mexican War, Clitz was detained as an Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics at the Military Academy, continuing there for seven years, after which, till the outbreak of the Rebellion, he was on frontier duty, recruiting service, and on leave of absence in Europe.
		In command of his regiment he took part in the Siege of Yorktown, where he was wounded, and, in the subsequent Battle of Gaines’s Mill, he showed conspicuous and dashing gallantry, being twice wounded, and in that condition was captured.
	www.library.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us /MexicanWar/clitzhb.htm (965 words)

	Southern Trails Genealogical Research Main Page
		The Battle of Gaines Mill and the 18th Georgia Regiment of Volunteer Infantry:This part of my site will be dedicated to documenting the history of the 18th Georgia Regiment of Volunteer Infantry and to further chronicle the adventures and tribulations of our Southern Ancestors.
		As the Battle of the Wilderness is drawing to a close, the 18th Georgia Regiment of Volunteer Infantry finds itself embroiled in yet another fight, and then after soundly defeating the enemy, take part in a counter movement that once again places them at the front of General Lee's defenses....
		The Battle of Cold Harbor and the 18th Georgia Regiment of Volunteer Infantry: As the fighting around Spotsylvania Court House drew to a close, Union General Grant, wanting to keep the pressure on the Confederate Army and his adversary...
	www.angelfire.com /va3/southernrites/main.html (2210 words)

	Battle Summary: Gaines' Mill, VA
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		On June 27, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee renewed his attacks against Porter’s V Corps, which had established a strong defensive line behind Boatswain’s Swamp north of the Chickahominy River.
		Defeat at Gaines’ Mill convinced McClellan to abandon his advance on Richmond and begin the retreat to James River.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va017.htm (168 words)

	4th Texas Battle flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was at this battle that the spear head was struck by a mini-ball.
		The scared battle flag was wrapped in a piece of oil cloth and buried on the banks of Barton’s Creek near Austin.
		At Gaine’s Mill nearly 300 members of the gallant old Fourth Texas had fallen beneath its folds.
	www.texas-brigade.com /4texflag.htm (442 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locke din deadly embrace.
		In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command be Gen, Joseph E. Johnson.
		Mar 8-10 Battle of Kinston, N.C. Mar 16 Battle of Averasboro, N.C. Mar 19-21 Battle of Bentonville, N.C. Apr 13 Raleigh, N.C. occupied
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm (3527 words)

	Stonewall Jackson's Report of the Seven Days Battles
		In a daring maneuver Confederate General Robert E. Lee brought Jackson's Valley Army to the Richmond area to unite with the other elements of the Army of Northern Virginia for the purpose of striking at George McClellan's Army of the Potomac.
		The subsequent Seven Days Battles drove the Federals into retreat and compelled McClellan and his army to cower in their fortified camp at Harrison's Landing on the James River.
		It has been suggested that his lack of drive in the campaign was the result of physical near-exhaustion caused by too many nights in succession without adequate sleep.
	www.swcivilwar.com /JacksonSevenDaysReport.html (3966 words)

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