Photograph of the trees at Cold Harbor Battlefield

Cold Harbor Battlefield

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The Cold Harbor Battlefield  is roughly 12 miles from Richmond and is a part of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. The 50-acre park includes a driving tour, hiking trails and numerous Civil War trenches and rifle pits. Cold Harbor National Cemetery is one half mile east of the Visitor Center.

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Cold Harbor Battlefield: What's Nearby

Mechanicsville, VA
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The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
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The Valentine Richmond History Center
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Related Battles

Cold Harbor
Battle Facts
Hanover County, VA | May 31, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
17,332
Union
12,737
Confed.
4,595
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