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Inscription. The Union front lines lay 325 yards west of here; reserve troops occupied this ground. These Union pits may have been a stop along the relay system that brought reinforcements and supp... More on HMDB

Inscription. The 8th New York Heavy Artillery joined the Army of the Potomac midway through the Overland Campaign in an effort to offset the Federal casualties suffered at the battles of the Wilder... More on HMDB

Inscription. The earthworks before you were home to Union soldiers for nearly two weeks during the fighting at Cold Harbor. One Federal officer described the suffering that these troops endured living and working in the trenches: ... More on HMDB

Inscription. By the time the armies reached Cold Harbor soldiers on both sides were adept at building earthworks. The trenches before you are typical of the works that stretched for nearly seven miles and defined the fighting here ... More on HMDB

Great Falls is a National Park - avoid the picnicker rush on pretty weekend afternoons- there is a fee for admission and parking is a premium. The area is a picturesque river gorge with a view of the Falls. The majority of the climbs ... More on RockClimbing

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Inscription. You are standing in front of a Union artillery battery, located on a commanding hill about 400 yards behind the front lines. From here Union officers watched for activity along the Confederate lines, and opened fire with ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Twelve days of combat transformed this once pastoral landscape. With every shift of a line of battle, the soldiers dug new works. Reserve troops dug too, well behind the front lines. By battles end, earthworks gouged ... More on HMDB

Click here to learn about the endangered Wilderness Battlefield on ABC News. Near dawn on May 4,1864, the leading division of the Army of the Potomac reached Germanna Ford, 18 miles west of Frederi... More on Nps.gov

Inscription. Adding to the misery of the Union and Confederate soldiers at Cold Harbor was the fear of enemy sharpshooters. Quite often armed with special rifles these marksmen would prey on any un... More on HMDB

Inscription. These cannon mark the approximate position of a four-gun battery belonging to the Richmond Fayette Artillery, part of Major J. P. W. Reads Battalion that held strategic points along the Confederate main line. The battery ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This sluggish creek is known as Bloody Run in memory of the violent hand-to-hand fighting that occurred here. Bloody Run flows east to west, winding through the woods. During the battle the brush-choked stream and its ... More on HMDB