This cache commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought on the banks of this scenic creek on May 29th and 30th, 1864. Three hundred Union soldiers became casualties fighting to pass over the creek against the entrenched Confederates in the days leading up to Cold Harbor. The Union side of the battlefield, on the north side of Totopotomoy Creek, was recently opened to the public as the Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield Park. The Confederate earthworks are located on private property on the south side of the creek. Rural Plains, the house where Patrick Henry was married and used as a Union headquarters during the battle, still stands and is located in the park near the entrance parking lot.
The container is a camoflauged Altoids tin and outside the marked boundary of the battlefield park. It should be a fairly easy find once you are at GZ. The difficulty level of this cache is based mainly on there being about a .75 mile hike to and from the cache location. What an enjoyable hike it is though! Especially for the history buff! The park must be traversed to reach the cache, so please observe park hours and do not search for after dusk.