Newport News Civil War Sites and Related Attractions Please Note: It is recommended that you begin your tour at the Casemate Museum at . For driving directions to a specific individual site, call the Newport News Visitor Center at 757-886-7777.

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Admission Handicapped accessible 9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23607 town G 13 Battle of Lee’s Mill rk e P Time to tour Motorcoach parking o 757-247-8523 Yo r g 300 Block Rivers Ridge Circle, e N Walking distance www.warmuseum.org W 16 a Newport News, VA 23608 sh Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, in Directions: From Warwick Court House, turn left onto gt Please call individual attractions to verify days and hours of operation. Noon to 5:00 p.m. Museum gift shop. Directions: From 15 on Old Courthouse Way, then left onto Warwick Blvd. CC M Congress Cumberland e Yo 1 Casemate Museum and Fort Monroe and Overlook, follow West NEWPORT NEWS m Follow Warwick Blvd. for approximately 2.8 miles, then Avenue to 32nd Street and turn right. Follow 32nd VISITOR CENTER . rk Rive turn left at Lee’s Mill Dr. Turn left onto Rivers Ridge WILLIAMSBURG H 20 Bernard Road, Fort Monroe, VA 23651 64 . Street to Warwick Blvd. and turn left. Follow Warwick vd w Circle. Site is approximately 0.3 mile on the left. Bl y 757-788-3391 17 . 173 Blvd. for approximately 2.8 miles. Turn left at Hornet YORK COUNTY P 15 mins. | short | some | Exit 250A from I-64 Casemate Museum: http://www.tradoc.army.mil/ Circle into Huntington Park. Follow signs to museum. Ft. Eustis 17 museum/museum.asp 105 r | P 1.5 hours | | | Exit 263A or 258A from I-64 14 Fort Monroe: http://www.fmauthority.com/ 14 Skiffes Creek lvd. Daily, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Museum gift shop. h B 200 Block Enterprise Drive, ig Directions: I-64 E or W to Exit 268. Turn left at the light 8 Cedar Lane Skirmishes - Two Markers b Newport News, VA 23607 143 n onto S. Mallory St., then right at second light onto E. 13 e r. First block of Cedar Lane, Newport News, VA 23601 D D e Directions: From Lee’s Mill, continue on Rivers Ridge Mellen St. Follow E. Mellen St. into Fort Monroe, and d 60 si Circle back to Lee’s Mill Dr. and turn left onto Warwick then follow the signs to the museum. To reach the Civil War Trail sign in memory of Lt. Col. ke B La Blvd. Follow for approximately 0.9 mile and turn left Charles D. Dreux: From the Virginia War Museum, head B 620 P 1.5 hrs. | | | Exit 268 from I-64 Ol northwest on Warwick Boulevard. Travel about 2 miles. d Denb a Rd. onto Enterprise Dr. Site is approximately 0.4 mile on Je ig ian Just past Elm Avenue, turn left onto Cedar Lane. A Civil h Blvd./ Or the left. FORT fferson War Trail sign that marks the July 5, 1861, demise of Lt. POQUOSON 2 Hampton University Museum & EUSTIS P 15 mins. | short | | some | Exit 250A from I-64 Hampton University Col. Charles D. Dreux is located behind TowneBank. 12 . Av vd 171 11 Frissell Avenue, Hampton, VA 23669 | 757-727-5308 P 15 mins | short | Exit 258A from I-64 e. Victory Bl 60 15 http://museum.hamptonu.edu Lions Bridge on Museum Drive, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Noon Newport News, VA 23606 163 Yorktown Road, Newport News, VA 23608 17 to 4 p.m. Museum gift shop. Directions: I-64 E or W To reach the Civil War Trail sign that marks the Ma 757-888-3371 r gruder to Exit 267/Hampton University and follow the signs to July 12, 1861, Skirmish at Cedar Lane: ste Point Rd. www.leehall.org the museum. The museum is located in the Huntington Oy Bl From the Dreux marker, travel on Cedar Lane toward 11 vd. January to March: Thursday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to Building (the former library) on the grounds of the Douglas Drive. Continue 0.3 mile until Cedar Lane 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. April to Hampton University campus. turns slightly right and becomes Museum Drive. The December: Monday, Thursday & Friday, 10:00 a.m. to marker is located at the Lion’s Bridge on Museum Drive . P 2 hrs. | | | Exit 267 from I-64 143 d 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, v l 134 LANGLEY in Mariners’ Museum Park. B Noon to 5:00 p.m. Museum gift shop. Directions: From James River s rri Skiffes Creek, follow Enterprise Dr. back to Warwick P 15 mins | short | | Exit 258A from I-64 Mo AFB e Blvd. and turn left. Follow for approximately 0.7 mile to 3 Monitor-Merrimack AA lyd Overlook C . intersection of Warwick Blvd. and Yorktown Rd. Take right 1500 Block 16th Street, Newport News, VA 23607 9 The Mariners’ Museum and Park/USS Monitor Center J fork onto Yorktown Rd. and follow for approximately 0.7 64 Directions: From I-664 S, take Exit 4. Turn left onto 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606 10 mile. Turn left into museum driveway. Chestnut Avenue, and then turn left onto 16th Street. 9 757-596-2222 or 800-581-7245 NEWPORT 143 | P 1 hr. | short | limited | Overlook is on the right. NEWPORT aW www.marinersmuseum.org rw 17 Exit 247 from I-64 P 15 mins. | short | | some | Exit 4 from I-664 HAMPTON Normal operating hours are Monday - Saturday, 9:00 NEWS ick NEWS Bl a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 16 vd . but hours may vary by season. Visit the website or call for vd 4 Newport News POW Camp Monument the most up-to-date information. Museum gift shop and . 362 Yorktown Road, Newport News, VA 23603 8 ury Bl 2700 Parrish Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607 café. Directions: From Lions Bridge, continue north on rc 757-887-1862 Me Directions: From Monitor-Merrimack Overlook, turn Museum Drive for about 1 mile. Museum is on the right. www.endview.org Modern Boundaries of the 258 left onto 16th St./Chesapeake Ave., then right onto Oak | P 4 hrs. | short | | | Exit 258A from I-64 January to March: Thursday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to Ave. Follow Oak Ave. to 27th St. Turn right onto 27th St. City of Newport News 7 2 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. April to and then left onto Parrish Ave. Follow Parrish Ave. into 10 Causey’s Mill December: Monday, Thursday & Friday, 10:00 a.m. to Greenlawn Memorial Park, then follow Civil War Tour 664 11700 Warwick Boulevard, Confederate Defense Lines 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, signs, staying to the left where the road divides. 1 Noon to 5:00 p.m. Museum gift shop. Directions: From Newport News, VA 23606 A. First Line of Defense: Confederate fortifications stretching from 143 Lee Hall, turn left back onto Yorktown Rd. Follow P 15 mins. | short | | Exit 4 from I-664 Directions: From The Mariners’ Museum and Park, turn Deep Creek to the Poquoson River; abandoned on April 4, 1862. for approximately 0.8 mile, through traffic light at right onto Museum Drive and take a right on Avenue 4 Second Line of Defense: Confederate fortifications stretching 17 Chesapeake B. 6 St. intersection of Jefferson Ave. and Yorktown Rd. Turn of the Arts. At Warwick Boulevard, turn right. Causey’s from Lee’s Mill to Yorktown; site of Warwick River Siege from 5 28th Bay right into museum driveway. James A. Fields House Mill is on the left after passing Riverside Regional April 5, 1862 to May 3, 1862. St. Medical Center. | P 1 hr. | short | limited | | Exit 247 from I-64 617 27th Street, Newport News, VA 23607 16th NORFOLK & C. Third Line of Defense: Confederate fortifications in Williamsburg 5 757-813-6014 P 15 mins. | short | (across street) | Exit 258A from between College and Queen’s creeks; scene of the May 5, 1862 VIRGINIA BEACH I-64 Battle of Williamsburg. www.jamesafieldshouse.blogspot.com 17 Battle of Dam No. 1 Open by appointment only. Call for details. Directions: 3 13560 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23603 Return to Greenlawn Memorial Park entrance and turn 11 Young’s Mill right onto 28th St. Follow 28th St. for approximately 13055 Warwick Boulevard, Daily, sunrise to sunset. Restrooms and gift shop at 1.3 miles to Jefferson Ave. Turn left onto Jefferson Ave. Newport News, VA 23602 Visitor Center. Directions: From Endview, turn left onto Yorktown Rd., then left onto Jefferson Ave. Follow and left again onto 27th St. James A. Fields House is Directions: From Causey’s Mill, turn right onto Warwick This brochure has been published by the Newport News Tourism Development Jefferson Ave. for approximately 2.3 miles and turn left on the left. Blvd./Rt. 60. Follow for approximately 3.5 miles. You Office and is based on information provided to us. Every effort has been made to onto Constitution Way. The Visitor Center will be on will pass the mill, which is on the left. Make a U-turn to | P 45 mins. | some | Exit 4 from I-664 ensure the accuracy of this information, but site and attraction details and fees your left. Follow Constitution Way for approximately 1 access the site. are subject to change. The Newport News Tourism Development Office is in no mile to interpretive sign and parking area on the left or P 15 mins. | | Exit 256A from I-64 way liable for any changes or cancellations for whatever reason. Discovery Center on the right. 6 Congress and Cumberland Overlook P 2 hrs. | long | limited | | Exit 250B from I-64 2700 Block West Avenue, Newport News, VA 12 Warwick Court House 23607 14400 Block Old Courthouse Way, Directions: From the James A. Fields House, head Newport News, VA 23607 northeast on 27th St. to Madison Ave. Turn right on Directions: From Young’s Mill, turn right onto Warwick Madison and right again onto 26th St. Follow signs to Blvd. Make a U-turn at Oyster Point Rd. and continue stay on 26th St. Turn right onto West Ave. Overlook is west for approximately 2.0 miles on Warwick Blvd. in Christopher Newport Park on the left. Turn left at Denbigh Blvd. and then right onto Old The Mariners’ Museum and Park/ USS Monitor Center P 15 mins. | short | | some | Exit 6 from I-664 Courthouse Way. Turn left onto Grissom Way and then left into parking area. P 15 mins. | | | Exit 255A from I-64

Civil War Children’s Camp at Endview Plantation

Civil War Artifacts

Butler refused, saying that the slaves were “contraband of of “contraband were slaves the that saying refused, Butler

On March 8, 1862, the Virginia, appearing like a “floating “floating a like appearing Virginia, the 1862, 8, March On

subsequent siege of the Confederate Warwick-Yorktown Warwick-Yorktown Confederate the of siege subsequent

(present-day Warwick Boulevard) from Newport News Point Point News Newport from Boulevard) Warwick (present-day Union artillery shelled the Confederates at Dam No. 1, and and 1, No. Dam at Confederates the shelled artillery Union demanded their return. Union Major General Benjamin F. F. Benjamin General Major Union return. their demanded

and its grounds renamed Camp Winfield Scott. During the the During Scott. Winfield Camp renamed grounds its and originally Warwick County. Warwick originally

General Erasmus Keyes’s IV Corps up the Great Warwick Road Road Warwick Great the up Corps IV Keyes’s Erasmus General they had created a formidable water barrier. On April 16, 1862, 1862, 16, April On barrier. water formidable a created had they fortifications escaped to Fort Monroe. Their owner angrily angrily owner Their Monroe. Fort to escaped fortifications

that afternoon. The court house, built in 1810, was looted looted was 1810, in built house, court The afternoon. that markers on this site detail some of the early history of what was was what of history early the of some detail site this on markers

On April 4, 1862, General McClellan dispatched Brigadier Brigadier dispatched McClellan General 1862, 4, April On prewar tidal mill dams at Lee’s Mill and Wynne’s Mill. Thus, Thus, Mill. Wynne’s and Mill Lee’s at dams mill tidal prewar with a 6-foot long, 1,500-pound cast-iron ram. ram. cast-iron 1,500-pound long, 6-foot a with

In May 1861, three slaves who had been laboring on Confederate Confederate on laboring been had who slaves three 1861, May In

Federals reached the Warwick County Court House later later House Court County Warwick the reached Federals on the National Register of Historic Places. The Founders’ Trail Trail Founders’ The Places. Historic of Register National the on

CAUSEY’S MILL CAUSEY’S

constructed three earthen dams on the Warwick beyond the the beyond Warwick the on dams earthen three constructed FORT MONROE FORT inches of oak and pine. Armed with 10 guns, she was also fitted fitted also was she guns, 10 with Armed pine. and oak of inches

April 5, 1862, continued leading the IV Corps’ advance. The The advance. Corps’ IV the leading continued 1862, 5, April danger, and perhaps Virginia overrun.” Skiffes Creek is listed listed is Creek Skiffes overrun.” Virginia perhaps and danger,

Confederate line at Dam No. 1. The Confederates had had Confederates The 1. No. Dam at line Confederate and then covering it with 4 inches of iron plate on top of 22 22 of top on plate iron of inches 4 with it covering then and

After encamping at Young’s Mill, General Smith’s Division on on Division Smith’s General Mill, Young’s at encamping After Island will be made impregnable, else the Peninsula will be in in be will Peninsula the else impregnable, made be will Island that stretched across the Peninsula. the across stretched that

the Confederates, and he convinced McClellan to test the the test to McClellan convinced he and Confederates, the the USS Merrimack, by cutting the hull down to the waterline waterline the to down hull the cutting by Merrimack, USS the

WARWICK COUNTY COURT HOUSE COURT COUNTY WARWICK shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Fort at fired were War Civil the of shots 1862 that he could “only hope that Yorktown and Mulberry Mulberry and Yorktown that hope “only could he that 1862 Major General John B. Magruder’s three lines of fortifications fortifications of lines three Magruder’s B. John General Major commanders. “Baldy” Smith perceived that they outnumbered outnumbered they that perceived Smith “Baldy” commanders.

had converted the CSS Virginia from the former steam frigate, frigate, steam former the from Virginia CSS the converted had

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only weeks after the first first the after weeks only essential, writing to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in early early in Lee E. Robert General Confederate to writing essential, Virginia could save their capital. In his path stood Confederate Confederate stood path his In capital. their save could Virginia

Magruder’s ploy, however, did not convince all of the Union Union the of all convince not did however, ploy, Magruder’s

powerful Confederate ironclad ram Virginia. The Confederates Confederates The Virginia. ram ironclad Confederate powerful

in the area. the in

to Skiffes Creek. Magruder considered these fortifications fortifications these considered Magruder Creek. Skiffes to to capture Richmond before the Confederates in Northern Northern in Confederates the before Richmond capture to

USS Cumberland, the first wooden ship to fall victim to the the to victim fall to ship wooden first the Cumberland, USS

awaiting your discovery. your awaiting

this site details the history of what was probably the first mill mill first the probably was what of history the details site this

him ….” him earthworks stretched from Lee’s Mill on the Warwick River River Warwick the on Mill Lee’s from stretched earthworks Monroe. His plan called for a rapid advance up the Peninsula Peninsula the up advance rapid a for called plan His Monroe.

Deep beneath the James River lie the remains of the 24-gun 24-gun the of remains the lie River James the beneath Deep

and sailors, uniforms, weapons, photographs and letters are all all are letters and photographs weapons, uniforms, sailors, and

winter than we had ourselves.” The Founders’ Trail marker on on marker Trail Founders’ The ourselves.” had we than winter thousand before McClellan like fireflies and utterly deluded deluded utterly and fireflies like McClellan before thousand Designed to guard Magruder’s James River flank, five five flank, River James Magruder’s guard to Designed and move his 121,500-man Army of the Potomac to Fort Fort to Potomac the of Army 121,500-man his move and

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Fields House. Memorials to Confederate and Union soldiers soldiers Union and Confederate to Memorials House. Fields

they had enjoyed much more comfortable quarters during the the during quarters comfortable more much enjoyed had they Charleston, S.C., diarist, “how [Magruder] played his ten ten his played [Magruder] “how diarist, S.C., Charleston, extensive earthen fortifications built across . Island. Mulberry across built fortifications earthen extensive outflank the strong Confederate defenses in Northern Virginia Virginia Northern in defenses Confederate strong the outflank

Armed Forces at the Virginia War Museum and the James A. A. James the and Museum War Virginia the at Forces Armed

left quite a village of huts or barracks, and from appearances, appearances, from and barracks, or huts of village a quite left “It was a wonderful thing,” wrote Mary Chestnut, the the Chestnut, Mary wrote thing,” wonderful a was “It On May 3, 1862, the Confederates also abandoned the the abandoned also Confederates the 1862, 3, May On planned advance to Richmond. General McClellan wanted to to wanted McClellan General Richmond. to advance planned 1862 Sites Campaign Peninsula 1862

Monitor Center. Trace the role of African Americans in the U.S. U.S. the in Americans African of role the Trace Center. Monitor

1862. Afterwards, Union Private Wilbur Fisk wrote, “The rebels rebels “The wrote, Fisk Wilbur Private Union Afterwards, 1862. SKIFFES CREEK SKIFFES the focus shifted to Union Major General George B. McClellan’s McClellan’s B. George General Major Union to shifted focus the

enemy, at as many different points of the line as possible.” as line the of points different many as at enemy, Lee Hall Mansion or The Mariners’ Museum and Park/USS Park/USS and Museum Mariners’ The or Mansion Hall Lee

Confederate troops who abandoned this position on April 4, 4, April on position this abandoned who troops Confederate Following these two historic naval battles off Newport News, News, Newport off battles naval historic two these Following

Hampton Roads. Roads. Hampton of the day ... with no other view than to show ourselves to the the to ourselves show to than view other no with ... day the of programs at the James A. Fields House, Endview Plantation, Plantation, Endview House, Fields A. James the at programs William “Baldy” Smith’s division of the IV Corps briefly engaged engaged briefly Corps IV the of division Smith’s “Baldy” William Historic Places. Historic

early spring 1862, all eyes turned to the Virginia Peninsula and and Peninsula Virginia the to turned eyes all 1862, spring early and his fellow Confederate soldiers “have been traveling most most traveling been “have soldiers Confederate fellow his and the past when you attend one of our Civil War living history history living War Civil our of one attend you when past the Modern naval warfare was forever changed. changed. forever was warfare naval Modern toward the Warwick County Court House, Brigadier General General Brigadier House, Court County Warwick the toward Battle of Dam No. 1 site is listed on the National Register of of Register National the on listed is site 1 No. Dam of Battle

fortifications from the summer of 1861 to the spring of 1862. In In 1862. of spring the to 1861 of summer the from fortifications Edmund Dewitt Patterson of the 4th Alabama wrote that he he that wrote Alabama 4th the of Patterson Dewitt Edmund of a full-scale replica of this iconic ship. Meet a figure from from figure a Meet ship. iconic this of replica full-scale a of December 31, 1862 – but their imprint on history was assured. assured. was history on imprint their but – 1862 31, December position overlooking the Great Warwick Road. On their march march their On Road. Warwick Great the overlooking position battle site are on view at the Park’s Discovery Center. The The Center. Discovery Park’s the at view on are site battle

African-American labor in the construction of their defensive defensive their of construction the in labor African-American the Federals into over-estimating his troop strength. Private Private strength. troop his over-estimating into Federals the Mariners’ Museum and Park, where you can walk the deck deck the walk can you where Park, and Museum Mariners’ hands, and the Monitor sank in the waters off Cape Hatteras on on Hatteras Cape off waters the in sank Monitor the and hands, had camped near Young’s Mill and fortified this strategic strategic this fortified and Mill Young’s near camped had a monument to the 3rd Vermont Infantry. Artifacts from the the from Artifacts Infantry. Vermont 3rd the to monument a

act, Confederate forces on the Peninsula continued using using continued Peninsula the on forces Confederate act, Army of the Peninsula along the Warwick River and tricked tricked and River Warwick the along Peninsula the of Army way. Learn about Union sailors aboard the USS Monitor at The The at Monitor USS the aboard sailors Union about Learn way. its crew on May 11, 1862, when its home port fell into Union Union into fell port home its when 1862, 11, May on crew its line ac ros s t he Penin s ula. For almos t one year, t he C onfed er ate s s ate er onfed C he t year, one t almos For ula. s Penin he t s ros ac line the waters of Lee Hall Reservoir. On-site memorials include include memorials On-site Reservoir. Hall Lee of waters the

passing the cautiously worded Confiscation Act. Despite this this Despite Act. Confiscation worded cautiously the passing General Magruder maneuvered elements of his 13,000-man 13,000-man his of elements maneuvered Magruder General the stories of the participants are told at each site along the the along site each at told are participants the of stories the ironclads never fought again – the Virginia was destroyed by by destroyed was Virginia the – again fought never ironclads formed the Deep Creek anchor of Magruder’s first defensive defensive first Magruder’s of anchor Creek Deep the formed markers, and the original Dam No. 1 site is visible beneath beneath visible is site 1 No. Dam original the and markers,

In August, Congress officially endorsed Butler’s stand, stand, Butler’s endorsed officially Congress August, In planning 15 batteries for his heavy artillery. In a bold move, move, bold a In artillery. heavy his for batteries 15 planning As you continue your tour of the Civil War in Newport News, News, Newport in War Civil the of tour your continue you As they could fire at her as though they were spit balls.” The two two The balls.” spit were they though as her at fire could they The earthworks located on the high ground above Young’s Mill Mill Young’s above ground high the on located earthworks The state of preservation. Wooded nature trails feature historical historical feature trails nature Wooded preservation. of state

CONFISCATION ACT CONFISCATION McClellan concentrated his siege engineering on Yorktown, Yorktown, on engineering siege his concentrated McClellan should have no more such fears as our ship resisted everything everything resisted ship our as fears such more no have should YOUNG’S MILL YOUNG’S remain in , the vast majority in an excellent excellent an in majority vast the Park, News Newport in remain

Tubman as a Civil War nurse. War Civil a as Tubman

strengthened their fortifications along the Warwick River. River. Warwick the along fortifications their strengthened wrote Union sailor George Geer to his wife, Martha, “but I I “but Martha, wife, his to Geer George sailor Union wrote Generations later, ten miles of Magruder’s original fortifications fortifications original Magruder’s of miles ten later, Generations

young officer, Jefferson Davis as a Union prisoner and Harriet Harriet and prisoner Union a as Davis Jefferson officer, young

It was placed near the Lions Bridge in Mariners’ Museum Park. Museum Mariners’ in Bridge Lions the near placed was It From April 5 through May 3, 1862, both armies then built or or built then armies both 1862, 3, May through 5 April From Causey’s Mill Causey’s going on and what should become of you should I be killed,” killed,” be I should you of become should what and on going

this historic moat-encircled fort, including Robert E. Lee as a a as Lee E. Robert including fort, moat-encircled historic this

been erected near the west end of Cedar Lane to mark this spot. spot. this mark to Lane Cedar of end west the near erected been this location. this forces on besieging the Confederate Warwick-Yorktown Line. Line. Warwick-Yorktown Confederate the besieging on forces often thought of you and the little darlings when the fight was was fight the when darlings little the and you of thought often

1861, many famous people have also walked the grounds at at grounds the walked also have people famous many 1861,

gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Dreux fell.” A historical marker has has marker historical A fell.” Dreux Lieutenant-Colonel gallant pursue the retreating Confederates, some of them crossed at at crossed them of some Confederates, retreating the pursue plans for a rapid advance on Richmond and concentrated his his concentrated and Richmond on advance rapid a for plans with neither ship able to inflict a deathblow on the other. “I “I other. the on deathblow a inflict to able ship neither with

in the United States. A shelter for escaped slaves beginning in in beginning slaves escaped for shelter A States. United the in

as “a brilliant little affair with the enemy on the spot where the the where spot the on enemy the with affair little brilliant “a as of the Confederate capitol. As McClellan’s army began to to began army McClellan’s As capitol. Confederate the of Following the Battle of Lee’s Mill, McClellan abandoned his his abandoned McClellan Mill, Lee’s of Battle the Following the Virginia. For four hours, the ironclads dueled each other other each dueled ironclads the hours, four For Virginia. the

Begin your tour at Fort Monroe, the largest stone fort ever built built ever fort stone largest the Monroe, Fort at tour your Begin which Confederate commander John B. Magruder described described Magruder B. John commander Confederate which four critical weeks, ending McClellan’s plans for a swift capture capture swift a for plans McClellan’s ending weeks, critical four In the morning light of March 9, 1862, the Monitor approached approached Monitor the 1862, 9, March of light morning the In

BATTLE OF DAM NO. 1 NO. DAM OF BATTLE capturing 12 others. Hood lost only one horse in the skirmish, skirmish, the in horse one only lost Hood others. 12 capturing defensive lines had halted the Union march on Richmond for for Richmond on march Union the halted had lines defensive

and common soldiers. common and

4-1/2 inches of armor plate covered the deck. deck. the covered plate armor of inches 4-1/2 reprisal on July 12, 1861, killing several Union soldiers and and soldiers Union several killing 1861, 12, July on reprisal n i lse o te ainl eitr f itrc Places. Historic of Register National the on listed is and tremendous bombardment to cover their retreat. Magruder’s Magruder’s retreat. their cover to bombardment tremendous

and white, slave and free, rich and poor, decorated generals generals decorated poor, and rich free, and slave white, and

cannons. There were 8 inches of iron plate on the turret and and turret the on plate iron of inches 8 were There cannons. Dreux’s death, Texas Maj. John Bell Hood led a Confederate Confederate a led Hood Bell John Maj. Texas death, Dreux’s preserves a strategic section of the Warwick-Yorktown Line Line Warwick-Yorktown the of section strategic a preserves On the night of May 3, 1862, the Confederates unleashed a a unleashed Confederates the 1862, 3, May of night the On

Civil War is the story of the people – men and women, black black women, and men – people the of story the is War Civil

rotating circular turret mounted with two 11-inch Dahlgren Dahlgren 11-inch two with mounted turret circular rotating the east end of Cedar Lane, in memory of Dreux. One week after after week One Dreux. of memory in Lane, Cedar of end east the 40-foot bluff overlooking the Warwick River, Lee’s Mill Park Park Mill Lee’s River, Warwick the overlooking bluff 40-foot abandon the Warwick-Yorktown Line and retreat to Richmond. Richmond. to retreat and Line Warwick-Yorktown the abandon

extraordinary collections of personal artifacts. The story of the the of story The artifacts. personal of collections extraordinary

inventor John Ericsson, the Monitor featured a steam-powered steam-powered a featured Monitor the Ericsson, John inventor has been placed behind Towne Bank on Warwick Boulevard, at at Boulevard, Warwick on Bank Towne behind placed been has maneuver to surround Magruder at Yorktown. Located on a a on Located Yorktown. at Magruder surround to maneuver and feared the coming Union artillery barrage. He decided to to decided He barrage. artillery Union coming the feared and

with historic homes, battle sites, fortifications, monuments and and monuments fortifications, sites, battle homes, historic with

A completely new concept in naval design by Swedish-born Swedish-born by design naval in concept new completely A than 30,000 mourners were in attendance. A historical marker marker historical A attendance. in were mourners 30,000 than Warwick-Yorktown defensive line halted McClellan’s flanking flanking McClellan’s halted line defensive Warwick-Yorktown commander was not impressed with Magruder’s fortifications fortifications Magruder’s with impressed not was commander

Today, Newport News pays tribute to the heroes of the past past the of heroes the to tribute pays News Newport Today,

of the harbor, the USS Monitor arrived in . Roads. Hampton in arrived Monitor USS the harbor, the of governor of Louisiana, the mayor of New Orleans, and more more and Orleans, New of mayor the Louisiana, of governor the advance. The flooded Warwick River and the Confederate Confederate the and River Warwick flooded The advance. the took command on the Peninsula. The new Confederate Confederate new The Peninsula. the on command took

As the burning Congress cast an eerie glow across the waters waters the across glow eerie an cast Congress burning the As of New Orleans, where he was given an enormous funeral. The The funeral. enormous an given was he where Orleans, New of Warwick River, “flames appeared on all sides” and he halted halted he and sides” all on appeared “flames River, Warwick feature a labyrinth and unique plantings. unique and labyrinth a feature General Joseph Johnston had arrived with his army and and army his with arrived had Johnston Joseph General

the home front. home the

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as a hero, Dreux’s body was transported back to his hometown hometown his to back transported was body Dreux’s hero, a as “Baldy” Smith reported that as his men approached the the approached men his as that reported Smith “Baldy” area. Also on this site are the Abernathy Gardens, which which Gardens, Abernathy the are site this on Also area. and cannon fire until early May. In mid-April, Confederate Confederate mid-April, In May. early until fire cannon and

of Lee Hall Mansion found new challenges as they worked on on worked they as challenges new found Mansion Hall Lee of

the early days of the Civil War. Mourned throughout the South South the throughout Mourned War. Civil the of days early the Confederate troops and massive earthen field fortifications. fortifications. field earthen massive and troops Confederate site details the early history of the surrounding Waters Creek Creek Waters surrounding the of history early the details site The lines along the Warwick River remained active with rifle rifle with active remained River Warwick the along lines The

Maria Whitaker Curtis of Endview Plantation and Martha Lee Lee Martha and Plantation Endview of Curtis Whitaker Maria

off like pebble stones.” pebble like off

who was killed while trying to ambush Federal troops during during troops Federal ambush to trying while killed was who as they had inaccurate maps. At Lee’s Mill, there were 1,800 1,800 were there Mill, Lee’s At maps. inaccurate had they as Register of Historic Places. The Founders’ Trail marker on this this on marker Trail Founders’ The Places. Historic of Register

growing role in the U.S. Armed Forces. Local women such as as such women Local Forces. Armed U.S. the in role growing

Union cannon shot had no effect on the Virginia, “but glanced glanced “but Virginia, the on effect no had shot cannon Union the Medal of Honor for their gallantry on this day. day. this on gallantry their for Honor of Medal the

Confederate officer killed in combat, Lt. Col. Charles D. Dreux, Dreux, D. Charles Col. Lt. combat, in killed officer Confederate Federals were unaware of the Warwick River’s true course, course, true River’s Warwick the of unaware were Federals Newport News’ agrarian past, the mill is listed on the National National the on listed is mill the past, agrarian News’ Newport

two Medals of Honor. African Americans also experienced a a experienced also Americans African Honor. of Medals two

from a newspaperman who witnessed the encounters, the the encounters, the witnessed who newspaperman a from and Private Julian Scott of the 3rd Vermont were later awarded awarded later were Vermont 3rd the of Scott Julian Private and

Newport News resulted in the death of the first field-grade field-grade first the of death the in resulted News Newport the Great Warwick Road crossed the Warwick River. The The River. Warwick the crossed Road Warwick Great the Lower Peninsula with its original machinery. As a reminder of of reminder a As machinery. original its with Peninsula Lower

first battle between ironclad warships and the awarding of of awarding the and warships ironclad between battle first

match for the Confederate ironclad. According to a telegram telegram a to According ironclad. Confederate the for match broken through Magruder’s defenses. Captain Samuel Pingree Pingree Samuel Captain defenses. Magruder’s through broken

On July 5, 1861, a skirmish near present-day Cedar Lane in in Lane Cedar present-day near skirmish a 1861, 5, July On the Warwick County Court House toward Lee’s Mill, where where Mill, Lee’s toward House Court County Warwick the Completed in 1866, Causey’s Mill is the only gristmill left on the the on left gristmill only the is Mill Causey’s 1866, in Completed

dying. The Civil War in Newport News witnessed the world’s world’s the witnessed News Newport in War Civil The dying.

that later exploded. The powerful Union wooden fleet was no no was fleet wooden Union powerful The exploded. later that and Smith had not reinforced the 3rd Vermont when they had had they when Vermont 3rd the reinforced not had Smith and CEDAR LANE SKIRMISHES LANE CEDAR

On the afternoon of April 5, 1862, Union forces marched from from marched forces Union 1862, 5, April of afternoon the On

fire, the shout of orders and the cries of the wounded and the the and wounded the of cries the and orders of shout the fire,

is now Causey’s Mill. Mill. Causey’s now is Congress into submission and reduced it to a blazing hulk hulk blazing a to it reduced and submission into Congress were repulsed by swift Confederate counterattacks. McClellan McClellan counterattacks. Confederate swift by repulsed were BATTLE OF LEE’S MILL LEE’S OF BATTLE

Warwick Road, the thunder of cannon and the crack of rifle rifle of crack the and cannon of thunder the Road, Warwick

Corps skirmished with Confederate pickets on the site of what what of site the on pickets Confederate with skirmished Corps Fort Monroe. Fort sank with the loss of 121 men. Next, the Virginia shelled the the shelled Virginia the Next, men. 121 of loss the with sank drank the blood of many of our men in one brief hour,” they they hour,” brief one in men our of many of blood the drank

Civil War: the tramp of thousands of boots along the Great Great the along boots of thousands of tramp the War: Civil

block their retreat to Williamsburg. Lead elements of the IV IV the of elements Lead Williamsburg. to retreat their block late spring, more than 1,000 escaped slaves were sheltered at at sheltered were slaves escaped 1,000 than more spring, late launching site for the Union observation balloon Constitution. balloon observation Union the for site launching 50-gun USS Congress. The Cumberland was rammed and and rammed was Cumberland The Congress. USS 50-gun remembered the battle site as “a creek with a wide dam which which dam wide a with creek “a as site battle the remembered

and waters of Newport News echoed with the sounds of the the of sounds the with echoed News Newport of waters and

was to outflank the Confederate garrison in Yorktown and and Yorktown in garrison Confederate the outflank to was not affect a foreign country, which Virginia claimed to be.” By By be.” to claimed Virginia which country, foreign a affect not The Warwick County Court House area was later used as a a as used later was area House Court County Warwick The challenge both the Cumberland and its sister vessel, the the vessel, sister its and Cumberland the both challenge the river. Despite the heroism of the Green Mountain Boys, who who Boys, Mountain Green the of heroism the Despite river. the

More than 150 years ago, years 150 than More

the woods woods the

past this location on the way to Young’s Mill. Keyes’s mission mission Keyes’s Mill. Young’s to way the on location this past war.” Butler wrote: “I replied that the Fugitive Slave Act did did Act Slave Fugitive the that replied “I wrote: Butler war.” Line, General Keyes used the building as his headquarters. headquarters. his as building the used Keyes General Line, barn belching smoke,” emerged from the Elizabeth River to to River Elizabeth the from emerged smoke,” belching barn Smith sent four companies of the 3rd Vermont Infantry across across Infantry Vermont 3rd the of companies four sent Smith

C I V I L WA R Historic Homes Related Sites and Attractions of Hampton Roads in 1862, and the Recovery Theater offers Touring Civil War Sites an equally compelling film about the historic turret’s amazing ENDVIEW PLANTATION recovery from “the graveyard of the Atlantic.” in Newport News GUIDE Completed in 1769 by William Harwood, Endview was purchased CASEMATE MUSEUM Located inside the walls of Fort Monroe, the Casemate Museum HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS in the 1850s by Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, William Harwood’s In 1987, The Mariners’ Museum and Park was designated by CIVIL WAR PACKAGES AND GROUP TOURS great-grandson. Dr. Curtis established his medical practice at tells the history of the fort and some of its famous occupants. the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as Complete vacation packages – including suggested itineraries, Endview in 1856 and married Maria Whitaker in 1858. In 1861, Dr. Exhibits include Jefferson Davis’ cell, period living quarters, the official repository for artifacts and archives from the USS accommodations and admission tickets – are available year- Curtis organized a volunteer company, the Warwick Beauregards, drawings by Frederick Remington, weapons, uniforms and Monitor. The new conservation wing of the Center offers visitors round. Specialized group tours – including accommodations, which became Company H of the 32nd Virginia Infantry. The models. A walking tour of Fort Monroe covers 19 sites, including an opportunity to view the gun turret, Dahlgren cannons, admissions, step-on guides and costumed interpreters – can home was used briefly as a Confederate hospital in the spring the Chapel of the Centurion and several batteries. of 1862. Maria Whitaker Curtis displayed great compassion in steam engine and condenser. One of the largest and most also be scheduled. For information on individual or group tending for the wounded and received an engraved silver cup comprehensive maritime history museums in the world, The packages, call the Newport News Visitor Center at 888-493-7386 from the Mecklenburg Grays for her service. After the Peninsula Mariners’ Museum currently houses more than 1,200 artifacts HAMPTON UNIVERSITY or visit www.newport-news.org Campaign, Union forces at various times occupied Endview until from the ironclad. One of the nation’s top-ranked private universities, Hampton the end of the war. HAMPTON ROADS AND JAMES RIVER CRUISES University opened in 1868 as the Hampton Normal and End view has been res tored and f ur nished to reflec t both civilian and VIRGINIA WAR MUSEUM See the site of the Civil War’s most famous naval battle from a Agricultural Institute. From the beginning, Hampton University military use during the Civil War. One room has been interpreted The personal side of American military history is told through the different perspective. Regularly scheduled narrated cruises are dedicated itself to educating the thousands of newly freed as a Confederate hospital room, while a second depicts Endview more than 60,000 artifacts at the Virginia War Museum, where available, some of which include the Newport News shipyard under Union occupation. The parlor and family bedroom have also southern slaves. Several of the early campus buildings are now a wooden fork carved by a Union prisoner of war shares space and the Norfolk Naval Base. Please call 888-493-7386 for dates. been restored to their wartime appearance. Endview Plantation is part of a National Historic Landmark district. Also on the campus with a blockade-runner’s uniform and a rare Cofer revolver. One listed on the National Register of Historic Places. is Hampton University Museum, the oldest African-American of the nation’s most comprehensive military history museums, PRE-SCHEDULED ESCORTED TOURS museum in the United States, and the Emancipation Oak, where, JAMES A. FIELDS HOUSE the Virginia War Museum has an extensive collection, which Join local experts for walking tours of important sites from the James A. Fields (1844 – 1903) was born a slave in Hanover in 1863, members of the Virginia Peninsula’s African-American includes uniforms, insignia, personal papers, weapons, period 1862 Peninsula Campaign. These in-depth tours bring to life the County, Virginia. During the Civil War, he escaped slavery and community gathered to hear the reading of the Emancipation newspapers, drawings and photographs. stories of those who fought and those they left behind. Please found refuge at Fort Monroe in Hampton as a “contraband of Proclamation. war.” He was one of the first 20 pupils to enter Hampton Normal call for dates: and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University) in 1868, NEWPORT NEWS POW CAMP MONUMENT graduating in 1871. In 1879, he served as a Justice of the Peace, Historian-led tours 757-888-3371 This monument, located in Greenlawn Memorial Park, was becoming Virginia’s first African-American judicial officer. Park Ranger-led tours 757-886-7912 erected in 1900. It honors more than 160 Confederate soldiers The house was used by Mr. Fields as his law office and primary who died in the POW Camp next to Camp Butler on Newport SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS residence from 1897 to 1903 and was just one of the fifteen News Point. Built in April 1865 to house troops awaiting parole, properties he owned in Newport News. This beautifully restored Re-enactments, living history programs, children’s day camps the POW Camp held a total of 3,490 prisoners before it was home gives visitors a glimpse into the world of African-American and other special events take place at Endview Plantation, soldiers during the Civil War, as well as the life of urban African deactivated in August of that year. Soldiers from the 122nd the James A. Fields House, Lee Hall Mansion, The Mariners’ Americans in Newport News during the early 1900s and is listed United States Colored Troops served as guards at Camp Butler Museum and Park/USS Monitor Center and Newport News on the National Register of Historic Places. in 1865. Park throughout the year. In addition, The Mariners’ Museum LEE HALL MANSION and Park also hosts the annual Battle of Hampton Roads. For This elegant plantation house is the only large mid-19th century THE MARINERS’ MUSEUM AND PARK/ registration and event information, please contact the individual Italianate structure remaining on Virginia’s Lower Peninsula. Lee USS MONITOR CENTER attraction. Hall was completed in 1859 by Richard D. Lee, one of Warwick The USS Monitor Center tells the story of the famous battle County’s leading landowners. The home was later used as the between this revolutionary ironclad and the CSS Virginia. Endview Plantation 757-887-1862 headquarters for Confederate generals John B. Magruder and This 63,500 square-foot addition to The Mariners’ Museum, James A. Fields House 757-813-6014 Joseph E. Johnston during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. designated by Congress as America’s National Maritime Lee Hall Mansion 757-888-3371 Lee Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Museum, is filled with recovered artifacts, original documents, The Mariners’ Museum and Park/ offers visitors a step back to the mid-Victorian period with its paintings, personal accounts and interactive experiences. USS Monitor Center 757-596-2222 Newport News Visitor Center authentically furnished rooms. A formal dining room, music Visitors are able to walk the deck of a full-scale replica of the USS Newport News Park 757-886-7912 room, ladies’ parlor and two bedrooms have been restored, as Monitor, try their hand at building their own virtual sea-worthy 13560 Jefferson Avenue has the gentlemen’s parlor, which was used as a headquarters Newport News, Virginia 23603 room by Magruder and Johnston. An exhibit gallery features ironclad, visit re-created officers’ living quarters and walk inside Please contact the Newport News Visitor Center for vacation 757-886-7777 • 888-493-7386 artifacts from the Peninsula Campaign, including a tablecloth an accurate re-creation of the Monitor’s gun turret. The Battle planning assistance, including accommodations, directions, newport-news.org from the USS Monitor and items recovered from the nearby Dam Theater transports visitors back in time to the famous Battle Virginia War Museum maps and attraction brochures: 757-886-7777 or 888-493-7386. No. 1 battlefield. www.civilwartraveler.com Printed in U.S.A 3/18, Qty: 75,000