The battle would be fought along Totopotomoy Creek, near the 1862 battlefield of Gaines' Mill, at Hanover, and at Bethesda Church, north of Gaines' Mill and Old Cold Harbor.
Slaget ville blive udkæmpet langs Totopotomoy Creek, i nærheden af slagmarken fra 1862 i Slaget ved Gaines' Mill, i Hanover og ved Bethesda Church nord for Gaines' Mill og Old Cold Harbor.