Pat, I took a look at "The Official Atlas of the Civil War" and found a "Battle of Malvern Hill, VA" which occured July 1, 1862. There is a farm marked Crew almost exactly where the battery is positioned. The farm was located at present day Glendale National Cemetery in Henrico Co, VA, about 20 miles SE of Richmond. On the 1863 map, a road named "Quaker or Willis Church Road"(VA Hwy 156) leads from the farm to a church of that name about 1 or 2 miles away. The church records may be a source of more info on this family. Malvern Hill Henrico County, Va. Malvern Hill was the last of the Seven Days’ Battles. It was fought on July 1, 1862. USA Gen. George Brinton McClellan’s men stood in formation to fire on the attacking Confederates. After this battle, McClellan withdrew to his base at Harrison’s Landing, down the James River. The park has interpretive facilities featuring exhibits and an audio station. There are no restrooms at this site, and the difficult terrain makes it unaccessible to the handicapped. http://www.insiders.com/civil/tour18.htm Henrico Glendale National Cemetery Jct of VA 156 and VA 600 The Battle of Malvern Hill was the last in the series of battles known collectively as "The Seven Days," a part of the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, which pitted George McClellan's Army of the Potomac against the Army of Northern Virginia and Robert E. Lee, its newly appointed commander. The aim of this campaign, the most ambitious ever mounted during the War Between the States, was nothing less than the capture of the Confederate capital city of Richmond. Fought on July 1 near the banks of the James River, within site of the spires of Richmond, this battle saw Confederate infantrymen attempt to take Union artillery emplacements, which held an almost unassailable position atop Malvern Hill. Although Federal troops were successful in beating back the Confederate charge, McClellan ordered a "change of base" (better known as a "retreat") immediately following the battle, and Richmond remained in Confederate hands until 1865. A poem: http://www.erols.com/kfraser/malvern.html A painting: http://www.greenpointart.com/civil/ds/dsmh.htm Memoirs of Lt. GEN. Hood CSA: http://www.wtj.com/arcdocs2/hood2.htm Description: Sixth and last of the Seven Days' Battles. On July 1, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill. The Confederates suffered more than 5,300 casualties without gaining an inch of ground. Estimated casualties were 8,500 total. Despite his victory, McClellan withdrew to entrench at Harrison's Landing on James River, where his army was protected by gunboats. This ended the Peninsula Campaign. When McClellan's army ceased to threaten Richmond, Lee sent Jackson to operate against Maj. Gen. John Pope's army along the Rapidan River, thus initiating the Northern Virginia Campaign. September 6-7 - Artillery Demonstrations at Malvern Hill, a living history encampment with artillery demonstrations and walking tours; Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm; Malvern Hill Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park; 226-1981 There was a photo on the web of the fighting in a wheat field at Malvern Hill but the link is obsolete. David