The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, nearby Sandston, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, in which the Army of the Potomac reached the outskirts of Richmond.
Franklin's corps retreating from the Battle of Fair Oaks (from a sketch by Alfred R. Waud)
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, Commanding
Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman
Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes
Henrico County, officially the County of Henrico, is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389 making it the fifth-most populous county in Virginia. Henrico County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. There is no incorporated community within Henrico County; therefore, there is no incorporated county seat either. Laurel, an unincorporated CDP, serves this function.
The Old Henrico County Courthouse in Richmond.
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Varina Farms Plantation
Cannons at the site of the Battle of Malvern Hill