The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson's Mill, took place on June 26, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia.

2011年6月26日 · The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville) page includes battle maps, history articles, historical facts, photos, recommending, web links, and more on this 1862 Civil War battle which was part of the Seven Days Battles.

2015年2月26日 · Before dawn on June 27, the Union troops abandoned their Beaver Dam Creek entrenchments and fell back to high ground beyond Gaines’s Mill. In the process, they began a retreat that would not end until July 2, some 30 miles southeast of Richmond along the banks of the James River.

2021年2月12日 · When Confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston was seriously wounded in the fighting, Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia and went on the offensive, attacking McClellan’s forces on June 26 near Mechanicsville, along a creek known as Beaver Dam Run.

Located on the south side of Cold Harbor Road (VA Route 156) just east of Mechanicsville, a walking trail from a parking area takes visitors across the historic creek from the Confederate side to the Union side.

This article provides a brief summary of the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek which was fought on June 26, 1862, during the Seven Days Battles.

2022年6月26日 · But Porter extended his right and fell back to strong positions about a mile east, behind Ellerson’s Mill and Beaver Dam Creek, which emptied into the Chickahominy. The Confederates waiting behind the lines sprang into action when they finally heard the sound of battle to their northeast, unaware that it was Hill’s men and not Jackson’s ...

Beaver Dam Creek Core Battlefield Land Saved: In the Fall of 2012 Richmond Battlefields Association purchased one of the few remaining tracts of core battlefield land at Beaver Dam Creek, the first major engagement of the Seven Days' Battles.

Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and 11,000 soldiers marched from their bivouac near Ashland at an early hour with orders to find and outflank Porter's position. Jackson was to open the battle but his column moved slowly due to harassement by Union cavalrymen.

2024年3月16日 · Beaver Dam Creek Battle facts, including dates, location, casualties, leaders, who won, and more interesting facts you might not know. The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek fought on June 26, 1862, was the second engagement of the Seven Days Battles during Major General George McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign.