White House, VA

White House Landing on the Potomac River was the site of a major Union Army supply base in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign and again in 1864 during the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. At White House, the Richmond and York River Railroad, which was completed in 1861 between Richmond and West Point, crossed the Pamunkey River. The railroad is now part of the Norfolk Southern rail system.

White House VA in 1865

White House Landing

Gun Boat at White House Landing

Gun Boat - White House Landing

Bridge across Potomac River at White House Landing

Bridge Across Potomac River at White House Landing

White House Landing 1863

Ships - White House Landing 1862

White House Ruins 1862

White House Ruins - 1862

White House Landing Supply Vessels 1863

White House Landing Supply Vessels - 1862

White House Landing US Gunboat2

White House Landing - US Gunboat

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