Savage's Station

Accession number: 1994.80.145.A

Savage's Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad was the headquarters of Samuel P. Heintzelman's Third Corps in June 1862 and the site of a disorganized action on June 29 during George B. McClellan's withdrawal from the Peninsula. This watercolor is the work of Private Robert K. Sneden (1832–1918), a topographical engineer in the 40th New York Volunteers.

Related resources:

• Eye of the Storm, 2000, edited by Charles F. Bryan, Jr. and Nelson D. Lankford

• Images From the Storm, 2001, edited by Charles F. Bryan, Jr., James C. Kelly, and Nelson D. Lankford

• A guide to the Robert Knox Sneden Diary, 1861–1865

• A guide to the Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook

• The Sneden Civil War Collection online exhibition

• VHS blog entries about the Sneden collection

• An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia exhibition

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