Seven Days Battles

At this place during the Seven Days Battles, Sumner crossed the river on May 31, 1862, to reinforce the part of McClellan's army fighting at Fair Oaks; part of Porter's force crossed here in the night of June 27, 1862, after the battle of Gaines's Mill; and Stonewall Jackson, after rebuilding bridges destroyed by retreating Union forces, crossed in pursuit on June 29.

Virginia · United States