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

Gaines' Mill Battlefield

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.

Preservation

Save 1.2 acres at Cold Harbor and Gaines' Mill Battlefields.

Learn More

Save 29 acres at Glendale, Gaines' Mill and Cold Harbor Battlefields.

Learn More

Save 344 acres at Cold Harbor, Gaines' Mill and Seven Pines Battlefields.

Learn More

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 363 acres at Gaines' Mill Battlefield.

View All Saved Land

Related Battles

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