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The Story of Malvern Hill, Virginia, A Civil War Site
This was the 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. 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.

Malvern Hill Post Office

This cancelling device from Malvern Hill is a "Doane" type. The figure 1 in the killer bars indicates that the Postmaster received less than $1000 salary per year. This cancelling device was found in an antique shop in New Market, VA in 2006 and is now a part of the Florida Postal Museum Collection.

First Established: Feb 3, 1890
First Postmaster: Henry P. Meserau
Annual Revenue, 1929: Less than $3,000
P.M. Pay Scale: Less than $1,000 per year
Date Closed: June 15, 1929

Twenty-seven years and seven months after the Battle of Malvern Hill was over, a Post Office was established on the site, a site which 116 years later has historical significance.

Featured displays are changed quarterly. Please visit again for next season’s featured display.

	Florida Postal Museum, Inc.
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	Featured Exhibit NEW! The Story of Malvern Hill, Virginia, A Civil War Site This was the 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. 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.
	Malvern Hill Post Office
	This cancelling device from Malvern Hill is a "Doane" type. The figure 1 in the killer bars indicates that the Postmaster received less than $1000 salary per year. This cancelling device was found in an antique shop in New Market, VA in 2006 and is now a part of the Florida Postal Museum Collection.	First Established: Feb 3, 1890 First Postmaster: Henry P. Meserau Annual Revenue, 1929: Less than $3,000 P.M. Pay Scale: Less than $1,000 per year Date Closed: June 15, 1929 Twenty-seven years and seven months after the Battle of Malvern Hill was over, a Post Office was established on the site, a site which 116 years later has historical significance.
	Featured displays are changed quarterly. Please visit again for next season’s featured display.