Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
lCHM0ND SURROUNDED
. BY GREAT BATTLEF|ELDs
cody Engagements Fought Within
Radius OF Fifteen Miles OF
State Capitol.
pW VISITORS MAY REACH THEM
any Notifications of Seven Days
iehf Between Lee and Mcclellan
arc in Good State OF Preservation
ana Abound in Relics.

once the capital and citadel OF
ia r"htederacy, fifteen pitched battles
more tnan score Of bloody en-
hehts were fought before the
u'osrts Of belcaguered Richmond.
Il itn!n radius Of fifteen miles Of this
are those fields on which the
l"er OF the Southland bled and died.
/ 1NnE steadfastly and toward tho end
] ''FoiN against Odds-aEainst the
Il '"'cs' marshals and the strongest
YES the North could bring 70 re-
ice il,
|l' Is 70 these Fields. consecratcd now
IA INC blood Of both victor and van
'Sh'd. sons of reunited nation.
- thousands of visitors TO the TWEEN
MIN annual gathering of the United
'h'cdeFatc Veterans viii wish to go
'n" viii z" 10 see where they fought
ely. "hil" the younger generation
7" 20 10 SC" tho soil made sacred
'neir fathers. To aid these sight
Fs' tn" following directions have
''H compiled for their guidance To
""'tleSrounds
seven iIncs, or I'nIr Oaks-Seven
les from Richmond on electric line
hN'nE Twenty-uinth and r Streets
~ twenty minutes. Scene OF two
'0fS Engagements, the first on Ma"
80 and the second on June -
ln' same year. Johnston and Nc
e'Sn pcrc tho opposing generals in
hrst eight which resulted in a
"a lo's Of s.a62. MANI Of the old
rchcat!"ns still remain. and Bloody
HSi" Is practicai!y untouched by
nanf of time National cemetery
'htaln'nc l.%sc graves. the majority
winch are unknown dead. is located
4 tho Hoid
Cold i'nrhor-Tcn miles from Rich
ond on Richmond and Kappa hammock
'Nst Railroad Trains leave twice
t!!N rom Twenty-ninth and = streets.
20 "1gaEements we're fought on these
'ounds Thc hrst MAS = terrible con-
q on June -. 1862. between troops
al icy Lac ana Mcclellan. The sec
ID extended from June To {. 1864.
ith Grant opposing the Erea; south
chi":tain In loss than fifteen
mute. Gran; had lost $4,000 men in
is bloody aght The carnage was
rrhc. the dead being piled like drift
God FOR more than mile. \ National
neterr !s an the spot. and 500 un
Town dead sleep IN one huge grave,
~ marked oy monument
>n,nge Stnt,on-T"n miles from Rich
ond on williamsburg Road Can oply
reached by private conveyance. but
svei by automobile. \ hard light
ss staged here on juno -. 1852, be-
y"en lee and Mcclellan, and resulted
loss ~ l,5ao men Tho field IL
actically untouched. and many relics
tye been found on it.
Yellow Tavcrn-F:!cht miles north Of
edmond. and Within a half mile OF
edmond and Chesapeake BAY electric
No In = battle fought a, this point
! MAJ II. 1856. General J. r. r. stuart.
d. noted Southern cavalryman. re-
ed several days later in this city.
monument marks the spot where he
IL The battle resulted in total
SIS of -, men.
Observation-Disclosures miles out OF
edmond, on chsnicsvillc Turnpike.
I'D accessible by automobile or other
Iblic conveyance. H-re. on June sc.
SO. Lee and Mcclellan again mot.
the engagement 6.s37 mon laid down
ieir lives Many Of the fortihcations
sun intact
icnmond, and about one mile from
echanicsvillr. Hero continuance of
~ former battle was staged
Gnin~s MiIi-Eight and one half
les from Eichmond and three miles
4st ~ Mechanicsvillc. This field.
mere s.s37 were killed, can he reached
Richmond and Rappahannock River
abroad. being ahou; one mile from
I'D Hsrhor
Dnrhytoun-on Darhytown Road, I'VE
les from Richmond Small engage
emf on october :. 1854. colored troops
'nder General Butler fought here. Tho
tss was 4Si.
Fort Hnrri>on-Nine miles below
ichmond. on James River. Can he
cached by day steamer or hy auto
aobile out New Market Road \ ma
onai cemetery is located al this point.
nd fortifcations can still be traced
resident Lincoln here reviewed $500
ederal troops on July s. 1852 Fort
ilman is near.hy as is For, Brady.
Malvern Hiii-Scene of the hnal
10 seven days battle. Can he seen
tom river on steamer trip. Eighteen
|iiles below city and on excellent high
ay Here Mcclellan and Lee Tough,
| pitched battle. 215.oon troops being
In ;ne field. Mcclellan fell back To his
ass A, Fort Harrison that night.
Drcwry's Bluff and Chnfin's bluff
these important Notifications are on
he James River. The former is twelve
l!les below Richmond on the Rich
bond and Petersburg electric line, and
ne latter is about tho same distance
In the opposite side OF the stream. It
an ne reached by boat or by private
onyeyance. Al Drewrys Hluf. on
law y. 1864. a battle resulted in loss
Z .. sos men. In battle on September
: 1854 Il loss of 1927 lives resulted
I Chamn's Bluff Both were stratesical
ositions as enemy craft could not pass
n the river without being subjected to
crossnre from the batteries stationed
n the high bluffs.
Crater Twcnty-threc miles from
richmond. and just outside Of Peters
urg. which can be reached by steam
r electric line. The battle OF the
'rater, July 80, 1864. was one Of the
lost desperate engagements Of the
ar. 4 gallery 5l1 feet long had been
ug from the Federal lines to the outer
tfenses Of Petersburg. \ charge Of
900 pounds of powder was set off, and
large part of Elliott's Brigade was
.lown to atoms. In the subsequent at
ack Grant lost more than 5000 men
Petersburg = Several battles were
ought in the vicinity Of this city while
|, was being hesieged By Grant. 1t was
he scene Of carnage on June 1910.
ss4 when a total loss Of 1885 result
Id from desperate attacks and counter
racks Between June % and 80 the
,tses totalled 76a. and 1851 more died
Inc attacks just previous to the
.,ar In August there was further