During the battle of Malvern Hill, Confederate soldiers charged over this ground leading up to the strongly defended Union lines. In the center of this photo you can see the location of the West House, it was near this home that that Federal soldiers set up their defensive positions.

During the battle of Malvern Hill, Confederate soldiers charged over this ground leading up to the strongly defended Union lines. In the center of this photo you can see the location of the West House, it was near this home that that Federal soldiers set up their defensive positions. As a side note, somewhere in this field is where the now famous boy soldier, Private Edwin Francis Jemison met his fate and died during this battle.