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Cavalry Action at Cold Harbor
Landmarks – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. On 31 May 1864, Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritts Union cavalry brigade, operating under Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, advanced along this road and through these fields. Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lees Confederate horsemen fought a ... More on HMDB
Killing Fields
Things To Do – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. “The men bent down as they pushed forward, as if trying ¦ to breast a tempest, and the files of men went down like rows of blocks or bricks pushed over by striking against each other.”, John L. Piper, 12th ... More on HMDB
Edgar Allan Poe's Room
Things To Do – Charlottesville, Virginia
you look through a glass door into a room the size of a closet to see a bed and a few old books. More on Yahoo! Travel
Bermuda Hundred Captain John Smiths Adventures on the James www.johnsmithtrail.org
Landmarks – Chester, Virginia
Inscription. Before determining to settle at Jamestown, the English sought a safe place to plant their colony further west along the James River. On that trip, John Smith and his fellow Englishmen found an Appamattuck Indian town ... More on HMDB
R H Donnelly Pub
Bars – Charlottesville, Virginia
R H Donnelly Pub - Want to throw a huge party with 300 of your closest friends? R H Donnelly Pub is probably not the place to do it. But if you’re interested in grabbing ... More on clubzone
Decisive Confederate Victory The Largest All-Cavalry Battle of the Western Hemisphere
Landmarks – Louisa, Virginia
Inscription. The Battle of Trevilian Station: Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton's victory over Gen. Philip H. Sheridan at Trevilian Station on June 11-12, 1864, prevented Sheridan from joining Gen. David Hunter and destroying the Virginia ... More on HMDB
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Things To Do – Richmond, Virginia
about St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church: St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church seeks to promote the universal and unrestricted ... More on GoCityKids
Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill Episcopal
Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia
Inscription. Built directly west by John Stewart of Brook Hill and consecrated by the Right Reverend John Johns on 6 July 1860, Emmanuel Church (Episcopal) is a classic example of late-antebellum G... More on HMDB
The Oldest House
Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia
Inscription. The oldest house, still standing in Richmond, Probably built 1737 by Joseph Ege, A gift in 1912 from, Mr. and Mrs. Granville C. Valentine, to the Association for the, Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Restored by ... More on HMDB
The Ultimate Sacrifice
National And State Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. The losses sustained by both armies during the Wilderness to Cold Harbor campaign made the world shudder. Casualties by some estimates averaged 2,000 per day, and at Cold Harbor nearly 18,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, ... More on HMDB
Chaps Ice Cream
Restaurants – Charlottesville, Virginia
The best ice cream joint in town...they make eveything there and even have a coffee cart where the best darn coffee girl ... More on Yahoo! Travel
Jason's Deli
Restaurants – Richmond, Virginia
I felt truly welcomed and I will be eating there tonight More on Yahoo! Travel
Grioli's Italian Bistro
Restaurants – Fredericksburg, Virginia
If you want authentic NY style pizza this is the place. More on Yahoo! Travel
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