Gaines' Mill: Preservation
June 27, 1862
NPS Historian Bobby Krick describes the preservation history of the Gaines' Mill battlefield near Richmond and the opportunity to preserve one of the great battlefields of the Civil War.
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We cannot lose this irreplaceable history in Virginia
There are 29 critical acres of battlefield land in Virginia, at Glendale, and at Gaines’ Mill/Cold Harbor that we have the opportunity to save in...
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Battle Facts
Hanover County, VA | June 27, 1862
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
15,500
Union
6,800
6,800
Confed.
8,700
8,700