- Historic Sites Battle Of Richmond Visitor Center In late
August 1862, Confederates under Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith
defeated a Union army commanded by Maj. Gen. Bull Nelson on the
site of this 62-acre park. The grounds contain the 1825 Pleasant
View house, which became a Confederate hospital after the
battle, slave quarters, and walking trails. One mile north is
the visitors center in the 1811 Rogers House, with displays that
include a laser-operated aerial map of the battle and a
collection of 19th-century guns.