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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Aldie The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the largest battle ever fought in North America, and is generally considered to be the turning point of the American Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg Conflict American Civil War Date July 1–3, 1863 Place Adams County Result Union victory The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which took place in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was one of the largest battles ever conducted in the Western Hemisphere, and... The Battle of Aldie took place about a mile and a half up the Turnpike, culminating in a bloody cavalry encounter which is still marked by a roadside monument erected in 1880 by survivors of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, the only Union monument that stands on southern soil. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Aldie   (1337 words)

Battle of Boonsboro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Boonsboro took place on July 8, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions and infantry. This article about a battle of the American Civil War is a stub. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Boonsboro   (176 words)

Battle of Aldie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia He established a line of pickets in Aldie to watch for enemy activity and withdrew his two regiments northwest of town on the Snicker's Gap Turnpike to camp on the farm of Franklin Carter. In the meantime, the rest of Munford's brigade (the 1st, 4th, and 5th Virginia Cavalry under the command of Col. Williams Carter Wickham) arrived at Dover Mills, a small hamlet on the Little River west of Aldie. Aldie was the first in a series of small battles in which Stuart successfully delayed Pleasonton's thrust across the Loudoun Valley, depriving him of the opportunity to locate Lee's army. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Aldie   (814 words)

Battle of Aldie - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18) BrandyStation – Winchester II –Aldie – Middleburg –; Upperville –; Hanover –; Gettysburg –Williamsport –; Boonsboro –; Manassas Gap The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia aspart of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. JudsonKilpatrick’s brigade, in the advance of David McM.Gregg’s division, encountered Col. Thomas Munford’s troopers near the village of Aldie, resulting in four hoursof stubborn fighting. www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /default.asp?t=Battle_of_Aldie   (115 words)

History Of The Rte 50 Corridor In 1806, the Little River Turnpike Company opened 34 miles of "paved" road from Alexandria to Aldie and the Aldie-Ashby's Gap Turnpike Company was formed four years later to operate a toll road westward to the crest of the Blue Ridge. After the Second Battle of Manassas, 1200 wounded men were hauled by wagon over rough roads to Middleburg, where the Free Church and the Methodist Church both had been converted into hospitals and townspeople were taking wounded into their homes and providing tent sites in their yards. West of the church are traces of the old Carolina Road, once the principal north-south Indian trail from New York to the Carolinas, which became a major trading route, referred to by some as the Rogues' Road because it was used by gun runners and cattle thieves. www.route50.org /history.html   (2029 words)

From Aldie to Winchester:Touring Route 50 The Confederates were taking the battle north to the enemy, scant weeks before the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia collided at the crossroads of Routes 15, 97, and 30 in a sleepy southern PA town called Gettysburg. Wedged between the larger battles of Brandy Station and Gettysburg, the battle in Aldie may lack the familiarity of these better-known conflicts, but it was plenty brutal in its own right. On this curve the day of the battle there was a stone wall with a steep drop off on the south side of the road and a split rail fence on the other side. www.civilwarinteractive.com /ArticleAldieToWinchester.htm   (2700 words)

Aldie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18) Aldie Mansion is a fitting home for Heritage Conservancy, a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to protect our natural and historic heritage. Aldie Castle is located near the settlement of Aldie in Perth and Kinross and is believed... The village of Aldie was established around a grist mill near the banks of the Little River in 1810... weddingreceptionsite.seifreception.com /aldie   (740 words)

Henry Lee Higginson and the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry at the Battle of Aldie In the final stages of the Battle of Aldie, additional Federal regiments entered the fray as the battle raged on across the fields. Higginson Reminisces on the Aftermath of the Battle In Remembrance of Their Comrades at the Battle of Aldie: The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Dedicates a Monument in 1891." This piece by Major Benjamin Crowninshield features the 1891 address given by Major Charles Davis, dedicating a monument to their comrades on the battlefield at Aldie. www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/6732/files/hlh_aldie.html   (1920 words)

Best Aldie Virginia Home Mortgage Quote - Aldie Home Loan in VA The Aldie Mill was constructed in the early 1800s, and was soon followed by a town bearing the name of Aldie Virginia. Aldie, Virginia in June of 1863 would be the single worst battle of the war for the First Massachusetts. Winchester in Frederick County to Dominion's substation east of Aldie in Loudoun... interestonly.quotingloans.com /local/us/VA/22001   (867 words)

Columbia_Cemetery_Civil_War_Soldiers'_Stories: Webb Nathan B. However, Nathan B. Webb is known to have missed the Battle of Gettysburg, Penn., 01 - 03 July 1863 because he was one of six 1st Maine Cavalry troopers captured at the Battle of Aldie, Va., 17 June 1863, imprisoned, and exchanged [date not give]. Further, Nathan B. Webb was wounded at the Battle of Deep Bottom, Va., 16 Aug 1864, and hospitalized in Pennsylvania. The 1st Maine Cavalry fought in more battles than any other organization in the Army of the Potomac and sustained the highest losses in battle of any Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War: 15 officers and 159 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded in battle. www.cemeteryworks.com /cccwss_webb.html   (412 words)

Franklin, MA - general - Franklin's Civil War Page   - MA Regiments 1-9 And with that proclamation of Emancipation, the battle sealed the fate of the Confederacy. The battle was fought in June of 1862 and was Henry’s first true taste of the long road he had in front of him. The most severe engagement in which the regiment ever participated in was fought June 17, 1863; it was the Battle of Aldie, VA. The regiment alone lost 88 to prison, 24 to death, and 42 were wounded. www.franklin.ma.us /auto/general/civilwar/or1   (2977 words)

The Blank Horror: War and its Victims These were a batch of rebel cavalrymen, captured in the battle of Aldie, by the troops under Gen. Pleasanton. The fight in which they were taken, was hotly contested, and took place at the foot of the upper end of the Bull Run range of hills, in Loudoun County, in and around the village of Aldie. The country around Aldie is very charming, very much diversified with hill, wood and valley, fine farms, pretty books—with stone bridges—and beyond all, the noble chain of the Blue Ridge, dividing Loudoun from the Shenandoah Valley. rmc.library.cornell.edu /7milVol/plate34.html   (188 words)

Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Battle of Aldie" Gen J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry screened Robert E. Lee's Confederate infantry as it marched north in the Shenandoah Valley behind the sheltering Blue Ridge Mountains. Gen Judson Kilpatrick's brigade, in the advance of David McM. Gregg's division, encountered Col Thomas T. Munford's troopers near the village of Aldie, resulting in four hours of stubborn fighting. www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=battle_of_%41ldie   (522 words)

Civil War Talk.com - Home He served in the Florida war, and was brevetted major for gallant conduct at the battle of Okeechobee. For gallantry at the battle of Monterey, where he was wounded, he received the brevet rank of lieutenant colonel. He was at the siege of Vera Cruz and at Cerro Gordo, and served in 1847 as aide-de-camp to General Patterson. civilwartalk.com   (300 words)

GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18) Custer fought in almost every important battle of the Army of the Potomac from Bull Run to Appomattox. While he made many enemies by his contempt for army regulations and sometimes reckless actions, he was also admired for his courage and boldness in cavalry operations. In 1863, he led a heroic charge during the Battle of Aldie, Virginia, after which he was appointed a brigadier general by June 29. www.multied.com /1812/Ghent.htmlhttp://features/bio/UGENS/USACuster.html   (368 words)

Inventory of the Robert W. Parker Papers, 1858-1889 The letters document the skirmishes, battles, and campaigns in which Parker participated, including the First Battle of Manassas; the Battle of Chancellorsville, Va.; the Battle of Brandy Station, Va.; the Battle of Kelly's Ford, Va.; the Overland Campaign of 1864; and the Shenandoah Valley campaigns of 1862 and 1864. In addition to information about battles and military campaigns, the letters also contain descriptions of life in Confederate military encampments, including the food and supplies provided to the troops, picket duty, and drills. Robert W. Parker's letter of 11 November 1861 to his brother tells of a significant battle at Leesburg, Va., in which Robert was involved, which possibly could have been the Battle of Ball's Bluff, although he greatly exaggerated the number of soldiers involved and the number of casualties, particularly on the Union side. www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/05261.html   (1699 words)

[No title] The Army of the Northern Virginia was brought to battle prematurely and not until about 11:00 am that morning did he have only two thirds of his entire corps strength on the field, sending orders to Brigadier General Evander Law at New Guilford, Pennsylvania late the previous evening. The sounds of battle were deafening, the smoke from the powder weapons choking. Just before the battle of Gettysburg, he typically reported to the hospital in Baltimore as being incapcitated to command the regiment. www.us-civilwar.com /aldie-5.html   (6374 words)

American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC) Forum - 1st HACW - Reports The battle of Cane Hill was a union minor victory - and last seen was the rebel horde fleeing south and - get this sir - being chased by flying deer - go figure.. The battle that started with a few Union pony soldiers facing what turned out to be Heth's Division has now turned into a full dust up at Willoughby Run. While Col Munford was wounded during the battle his units continued to battle and won the day. www.wargame.ch /board/acw/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7986&whichpage=3   (2741 words)

1st Michigan Light Artillery Battery "I" Captain Daniels, with his Battery, first met the rebels at the battle of Aldie, Va, April 27, 1863, without loss, then on the 30th. On the third day of the battle there, they were engaged, losing one killed and four wounded, then on the 5th., lost one wounded. They participated in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, on the 20th., in connection with Newton's Division, of the 4th. www.michiganinthewar.org /artillery/batti.htm   (819 words)

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick He was in command at the battle of Aldie, and was brevetted for bravery on that occasion. He took part in the battle of Gettysburg, earning there the brevet of lieutenant-colonel in the United States army, and in the subsequent pursuit of the enemy was engaged in constant fighting at Smithsburg, Hagerstown, Boonsborough, and Falling Waters. In March, 1864, he was engaged in a raid toward Richmond and through the peninsula, in which he destroyed much property and had many encounters with the enemy, beginning with the action at Ashland on 1 March. www.famousamericans.net /hughjudsonkilpatrick   (694 words)

Battle Summary: Aldie, VA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18) Battle Summary: Aldie, VA = 3) document.images['one'].src = '../abppgraphics/abppbl1.gif';" onMouseOut ="if (navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1) >= 3) document. Description:Stuart’s cavalry screened the Confederate infantry as it marched north behind the sheltering Blue Ridge. The pursuing Federals of Kilpatrick’s brigade, in the advance of Gregg’s division, encountered Munford’s troopers near the village of Aldie, resulting in four hours of stubborn fighting. www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va036.htm   (99 words)

Battles of the American Civil War - Military History Wiki This a list of American Civil War battles organized alphabetically by state. Battle of Westport (named after the town in Missouri) Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights www.militaryhistorywiki.org /wiki/Battles_of_the_American_Civil_War   (96 words)

List of Civil war battles are what helped form our country today. Below is a list of the battles fought during the Civil War as recorded by the United States Civil War Center. Battle of Blakeley, AL The Battle of Bloody Bridge, SC: July 7,8, and 9, 1864 Battle of Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort, AL Fort Brooke www.listof.org /civil-war-battles.html   (229 words)

Aldie to Upperville Tour - Photos of Civil War Sites The battle at Aldie took place on June 17, 1863. It was the bloodiest small cavalry battle of the Civil War. For pictures of Aldie Mill and the story of Mosby's incident there, see this previous trip. www.civilwarfieldtrips.com /stuart   (149 words)

washingtonpost.com: Did Stuart's Tardiness Change the Course of History? Historians have often cited the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, as the turning point of the Civil War. His forces were far outnumbered, and his horsemen had just fought a four-day cavalry battle from Aldie to Upperville. Emory M. Thomas's perceptive essay on the ramifications of the eight-day, 155-mile journey implies that "strain and fatigue" might have "impaired Stuart's judgment" during the Gettysburg campaign. www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A54073-2004Jun19?language=printer   (1522 words)

USCWC -- Battles Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve/Battle of Munfordville Battle of Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort, AL The Battle of Port Royal Ferry, SC (Jan. 1, 1862) www.cwc.lsu.edu /cwc/links/cwinfo2.htm   (214 words)

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