The Cold Harbor Battlefield is roughly 12 miles from Richmond and is a part of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. The 50-acre park includes a driving tour, hiking trails and numerous Civil War trenches and rifle pits. Cold Harbor National Cemetery is one half mile east of the Visitor Center.
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Cold Harbor Battlefield: What's Nearby
Mechanicsville, VA
Preservation
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Battle Facts
Hanover County, VA | May 31, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
17,332
Union
12,737
12,737
Confed.
4,595
4,595
