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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Phase 5: Gaines’ Mill Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign

By the end of November, we must come up with $501,000 to make our next payment and purchase an additional 1.2-acre tract at Gaines’ Mill Cold Harbor...

Related Battles

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