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Ed Conner Photos (4-93) Built in 1726, Berkley Plantation was the birthplace of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States. After the Battle of Malvern Hill, Berkley Plantation, located at Harrison's Landing, played host to McClellan's battered army |
(4-93) General J.E.B.
Stuart and his Confederate cavalry scouted the Union positions at
Harrison's Landing and decided to lob a few rounds from their horse
artillery into the Federal positions. One of cannon balls is still
embedded in the wall of the kitchen of Berkley Plantation as shown in this
photograph |
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(4-93) On July 8,
1862, President Abraham Lincoln landed here at Harrison's Landing to pay
an unannounced visit to McClellan and to see for himself the condition of
the Union army. He was impressed with the army's condition and moral;
however, he was not impressed with McClellan |
(4-93) Legend has it that General Dan Butterfield, commander of the Union Fifth Corps, composed perhaps the most famous bugle calls of all time while at Harrison's Landing: Taps. Although it is questionable whether he did or not, this monument was erected by the Virginia American Legion at Harrison's Landing on July 4. 1969 |
