Photograph of Beaver Dam Creek in the autumn

Beaver Dam Creek Battlefield

See It Now!

Most of the northern portion of the Beaver Dam Creek battlefield has been destroyed by development, but Richmond National Battlefield Park protects 365 acres along the lower section of the creek near the site of Ellerson's Mill. That area includes some of the ground the Confederates defended during the June 26, 1862 battle. 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.

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Beaver Dam Creek Battlefield: What's Nearby

Mechanicsville, VA
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The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Richmond, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Petersburg, Virginia (VA-129)
Petersburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Petersburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Goochland, Virginia (VA-140)
Goochland, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (VA-180)
Williamsburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Palmyra, Virginia (VA-131)
Palmyra, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
General Lafayette Marker, Yorktown, Virginia (VA-5)
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Yorktown, Virginia (VA-60)
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park
Piney Point , MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Orange, Virginia (VA-94)
Orange, VA

Preservation

The American Battlefield Trust and our members would like to save land at Beaver Dam Creek Battlefield.

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