American History Central’s Historical Marker of the Day (HMOTD) is “Seven Days’ Battles: Battle of Beaver Dam Creek.” This marker is in Mechanicsville, on the northeast corner of Richmond, Virginia.
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The Civil War battle of Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville) began on the afternoon of 26 June 1862. Confederate Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill’s division crossed the Chickahominy upstream at Meadow Bridges and encountered Union skirmishers. The Federals fell back to a strong position east of Beaver Dam Creek at Ellerson’s Mill. There the Confederates attacked along a two-mile front, but were repulsed by Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter’s V Corps. That night Union forces abandoned their position and occupied a new defensive line behind Boatswain’s Creek, where the Battle of Gaines’s Mill took place the next day.
Lee Suffers Defeat at the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America on June 26, 1862, during the Civil War. The outcome of the battle was a Union victory. The battle is most well-known for being part of the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles. Robert E. Lee also suffered his first defeat in the field while commanding the Army of Northern Virginia.
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