Williamsburg, Virginia | This site is renowned as the nation's largest living history museum.

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Berkeley Plantation at Harrison's Landing
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12602 Harrison Landing Road
Charles City, VA 23030, USA
Website: www.berkeleyplantation.com
During the Civil War, Berkeley Plantation was occupied by General George McClellan's Union troops. In July and August of 1862, one hundred and forty thousand soldiers camped in the surrounding fields. President Lincoln visited Berkeley on two occasions during McClellan's encampment. While at Berkeley, General Daniel Butterfield composed the familiar tune "Taps," first played by his bugler, O.W. Norton.
Fort Monroe, Virginia | This museum is located within the moat area of Fort Monroe, America's largest stone fort.
Henrico, Virginia | Last of the Seven Days' Battles of the Peninsula campaign, on July 1, 1862, McClellan's II and V Corps retreated along the James River and defended the strong natural position of this historic site, part of the National Park Service, against Lee's assault.
Newport News, Virginia | Confederate Maj. Gen. John Bankhead Magruder and Gen. Joseph Johnston used the historic site as a headquarters during the 1862 Peninsula campaign
Newport News, Virginia | Built in 1769, this plantation functioned as a Confederate hospital and headquarters for Gens. McLaws and Toombs during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862.
Richmond, Virginia | Part of the National Park Service, it was here, on June 30, 1862, on the sixth day of the Seven Days' Battles, that the disorganized attack of the Army of Northern Virginia across White Oak Swamp was repulsed by the Army of the Potomac.
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