Mechanicsville
This ridge was occupied by Porter's Corps (facing west), which formed the right wing of McClellan's army, June 26, 1862. The strong position was strengthened by earthworks and by an abatis along the creek. When A. P. Hill attacked late in the afternoon, the Confederates were driven back with severe loss.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
Many of these markers have since been replaced or their texts revised. The marker program and its current texts are maintained by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ↗
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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