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Cold Harbor Campaign

Mechanicsville, Virginia
· Advanced Position of Ewell's Corps
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During the Cold Harbor Campaign, Ewell’s Confederate Corps held a second advanced position here that crossed the Old Church Road. The Confederates evacuated this position on the night of May 30, 1864. Federals occupied it on May 31 and Southern troops attacked it from the west on June 1.
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