This is a landscape image of the golden wheat fields at the Gaines' Mill battlefield.

Gaines' Mill Battlefield

See It Now!

Though significant portions of pristine battlefield land remain in private hands, the Richmond National Battlefield Park owns 60 acres of this large battlefield, the largest of the entire Seven Days Campaign, including the spot where John B. Hood's Confederates achieved a breakthrough in the Union line. The site is crisscrossed with walking trails and interpretive signs. The historic Watt House, centerpiece to the battlefield, still stands.

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Gaines' Mill Battlefield: What's Nearby

Mechanicsville, VA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Richmond, VA
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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
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Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Yorktown, VA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Yorktown, Virginia (VA-60)
Yorktown, VA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
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Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park
Piney Point , MD
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Point Lookout State Park and Civil War Museum
Scotland, MD
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Orange, Virginia (VA-94)
Orange, VA
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The Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe, VA
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National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle, VA
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National Museum of the Marine Corps
Quantico, VA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Suffolk, Virginia (VA-21)
Rescue, VA
Museum
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Norfolk, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Portsmouth, Virginia (VA-23)
Portsmouth, VA
Museum
National Museum of the U.S. Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jeffersonton, Virginia (VA-93)
Jeffersonton, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jackson, North Carolina (NC-7)
Jackson, NC
Rev War  |  Museum
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
Chesapeake, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox, VA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Buckland, Virginia (VA-134)
Gainesville, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
Alexandria, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Halifax, North Carolina (NC-174)
Halifax, NC
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Washington, DC (DC-34)
Washington, DC
Museum
U.S. Navy Museum
Washington, DC
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Washington, DC
Museum
National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Cemetery
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
Washington, DC
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Enfield, North Carolina (NC-9)
Enfield, NC
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Spring, MD

Preservation

Save 838 acres at Gaines' Mill, Cold Harbor and White Oak Road Battlefields.

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Save 2.4 acres at Gaines' Mill, Cold Harbor and Appomattox Court House Battlefields.

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The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 950 acres at Gaines' Mill Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Gaines' Mill
Battle Facts
Hanover County, VA | June 27, 1862
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
15,500
Union
6,800
Confed.
8,700
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