Malvern Hill Battlefield — Attraction in Virginia

The battle of Malvern Hill occurred on July 1st, 1862 and was the last of the Seven Day's Battles fought around Richmond between the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee and the Union army of George B. McClellan. Lee started his offensive at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th with the intent to drive off or destroy the Union army which had remained on the defensive even though they greatly outnumbered the Confederate forces. Lee's final attack at Malvern Hill was a confusing, sad affair that simply cost lives, mostly Confederates, with no gain on the field. However, it did convince McClellan to abandon his position around Richmond.

Malvern Hill is the best preserved battlefield around Richmond with the area looking more or less as it did in 1862. The majority of the area of engagement has been preserved with clear sighting between Union and Confederate artillery positions, clearly marked lines, and good interpretations of the actions of July 1st, as well as the entire Seven Day's Battles. You can walk the route of the Confederate attack and stand at the spot of the Union artillery brigades. A walking trail provides access to the Confederate staging areas and artillery positions. If you are visiting one battlefield in the Richmond area, this...

I visited Malvern Hill battlefield with my girlfriend 30 years ago. I returned a couple of weeks ago being from New York and it’s kind of out of the way. It’s a beautiful battlefield if there’s such a term and it gives you kind of a perspective of what it must’ve been like to be there on that fateful day in 1862. I mean there’s not much there but there’s some decent hiking trails. If you’re looking for a Gettysburg atmosphere you won’t find it there being it was just a small battle during the seven days campaign, but if you want to do all the battlefields in the area and it’s quite a few, maybe spend a couple of hours at each one and then move on to the next one that’s what I did.Be careful of ticks they’re everywhere so stay...

This artillery position of some 40 cannon allowed Federal troops to retreat to the James river down the hill to the left at the conclusion of the Seven Days campaign that saved Richmond from capture by the northern armies in late June 1862. Confederate troops repeatedly attacked this line all afternoon and into the evening from the edge of the field and along Carter's Mill rd. up to the intersection with Route156. Some 4,000 Confederates met their fateful end advancing through this field and up the embankment through rough terrain just to the left. A cold winter view of the hotly contested land fought over on a sweltering...