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===Civil War===
[[File:Varina landing, Virginia (vicinity). Aiken house on James River LOC cwpb.01763.jpg|thumb|Aiken house at Varina, 1861–1869.]]
During the Civil War, Clover Forest Plantation was [[Robert E. Lee]]'s headquarters for a period.<ref name="HPOI" /> The [[Seven Days Battle]] (1862) began in the VarianVarina area and Lee was able to watch the battle from a bluff on what is now Meadowview Park.<ref name="Cedar Hill" /> Cedar Hill was used as a camp during the Seven Days Battle, including by Confederate units of Dershaws Division.<ref name="Cedar Hill" />
 
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] (1861–1865), it was one of the two major Southern places for prisoner exchange.<ref name="DHR Varina" /> Union General [[Benjamin Butler]] took over the plantation for his official headquarters and the house and cabin housed his staff.<ref name="Nom Form" /> [[Robert E. Lee]], a Confederate soldier, established his Richmond-area headquarters at the [[Clover Forest Plantation|Dabbs House]].<ref name="HPOI">{{Cite web |url=https://henrico.us/history/landmarks/historical-points-of-interest/ |title=Historical Points of Interest - Henrico County, Virginia |website=henrico.us |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>