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Photos/text this page courtesy of Robert Yates, VA
   

(4-2006) Seven Days Battles: Gaines' Mill
 
View of the oak grove. Some of the large oak trees in the picture were growing at the time of the battle
 
Interpretive Marker: Giant Oaks

 

(4-2006) Seven Days Battles: Gaines' Mill
 
View (looking downhill) toward Boatswain's Swamp and Confederate positions
 
In Virginia, the term "swamp" can also mean a slow moving stream, rather than a traditional swamp

     

(4-2006) Seven Days Battles: Gaines' Mill
 
The Battle begins
 
Interpretive Marker: The Battle Begins

 

(4-2006) Seven Days Battles: Gaines' Mill
 
Union left flank
 
Interpretive Marker: The Union Left Flank

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