Beaver Dam Creek Battlefield

• A gently sloping grassy field leading to a small stream bordered by green vegetation. A large tree with leafy branches stands near the water on the left. In the background, a wooden footbridge crosses over the creek, connecting the grassy area to a dense forest of tall trees. The sky is partly visible through the treetops, with sunlight casting soft shadows across the lawn.

Chickahominy Bluff

• A paved parking area surrounded by trees is situated at the top of a rise. The Mechanicsville Turnpike, an historic roadway, runs north past the site to cross the Chickahominy River. Dense vegetation largely obscures the view down the bluff toward the Chickahominy River and swamp below. Remnants of earthen trenches and fortifications are present among the trees at the edge of the hilltop.

Drewry's Bluff

In the spring of 1862, a Union flotilla of gunboats, including the famed USS Monitor, advanced up the James River, with only one Confederate fortification between them and the Confederate capital. The fate of Richmond lay in the hands of the defenders at Drewry's Bluff.

Gaines' Mill Battlefield - Confederate Position

• A gravel pull off area beside a two-lane paved road, overlooking a large, open agricultural field, bordered by trees at the edges.

Gaines' Mill Battlefield - United States Position

• A two-story wooden house, painted gray, in a clearing at the top of a hill. Bronze civil war cannons are positioned on either side of the house, facing south, toward a wooded area where the ground slopes down to a creek.

Glendale Battlefield and National Cemetery

• A low, gray stone wall surrounds a six-and-a-half acre cemetery, lined with white marble gravestones. A small brick cemetery lodge, one-and-a-half stories tall, stands at the cemetery entrance. A two lane paved road runs north to south, with the cemetery on the east side and small private homes surrounded by forest on the west side.

Jimmie Pickett

Chimborazo Medical Museum

• Chimborazo Medical Museum
• Visitor center focusing on Civil War medical practices. Exhibits and 17 minute orientation film. Located at 3215 E. Broad Street, Richmond VA 23223

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

• Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center
• Small visitor contact station with maps and interpretive displays about the 1862 Battle of Gaines's Mill and the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor. Located at 5515 Anderson Wright Dr., Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Seven Days Battles Driving Tour

This tour traces the Seven Days Battles, fought June 25th–July 1st, 1862. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia General Robert E. Lee launched attacks against General George McClellan's Army of the Potomac as they shifted from a rail line north of Richmond to a safer base on the James River. The route is just under 30 miles and follows a one-way path along public roads—some with high-speed traffic. Public restrooms are not available except stop #6 has a vault toilet. Drive with care.