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1861

First Battle of Bull Run

Loudoun County, Virginia

Leesburg, Virginia

	3d Pennsylvania Reserves/32d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
		Inthis battle the Third supported Kern's Battery, and at dark was liotly engaged, relieving the exhausted troops in front whose ammunition was;spent, and dealing destruction upon the confused and now broken masses of the enemy.
		The field on which the battle was to be fought, consisted of a plateau extending from the bluffs of the river to a range of heavily wooded heights, commencing on the Rappalhannock above Fredericksburg, and extending to the valley of Massaponax, a distance of four or five miles, its greatest width being two miles.
		Scarcely were the troops in battle order, before the enemy opened upon them with a number of batteries that continued to play without intermission until noon, when two of their caissons were blown up, which caused a temporary abandonment of their guns.
	www.pa-roots.com /~pacw/reserves/3rdres/3dresorg.html (4245 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Selected Chronology of the Civil War
		Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing (TN), GEN Albert Sydney Johnston dies (6 Apr.).
		Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg (MD); Battle of Munfordville (KY).
		Battle of Appomattox (Appomattox Campaign, VA), Lee surrenders Army of Northern Virginia; Battle of Ft. Blakely (AL).
	www.batteryb.com /battles/chronology.html (1504 words)

	The Battle Of Dranesville, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dranesville, a small Virginia hamlet, is situated in Fairfax county, about twenty miles from Washington, and about fourteen from Leesburg.
		Dranesville in other days was a recipient of the bounty that flowed from the old-time commerce.
		Each accomplished what he conceived to be the main purpose of the battle, which, after all, was a misconception on the part of both, as Ord was not in pursuit of Stuart's wagon train, and Stuart had no designs against Ord's line of retreat.
	www.civilwarhome.com /dranesville.htm (3107 words)

	Boy Scout Troop 1018
		Dranesville owed its prominence to a strategic position on the main east-west route connecting the established cities of northeastern Virginia with the ever growing settlements to the west.
		Dranesville's importance began to wane with the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which could move goods far more cheaply than the turnpikes.
		Of course, later battles far eclipsed the importance of the action at Dranesville, but in December of 1861 even a small victory was big news in the North.
	www.troop1018.org /History/history_dranesville.htm (2124 words)

	American Memory from the Library of Congress - Browse by
		The Battle [of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1864].
		Battle field of Lexington, Mo., showing plan of earthwork defended by Federal and State troops under command of Col. James A. Mulligan, U.S.A. during the 18th, 19th and 20th Sept. 1861.
		Battle of Missionary Ridge or Chickamauga, Tenn. (1)
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	McCall's Report on Battle of Dranesville
		DRANESVILLE, December 20—4 P.M. General Ord's brigade, with the First Regiment of Pennsylvannia Rifles and Easton's battery of artillery, had a brisk affair with the enemy, consisting of fair regiments and a battery of artillery, near this place at 12 M. today.
		Meantime General Ord advanced to Thornton's House, near Dranesville, when his command was suddenly fired upon by a force lying in ambush in dense woods adjacent.
		This was the signal of battle, and a brisk engagement promptly ensued.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/civil-war/1862/january/mccall-report-dranesville-battle.htm (3242 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locked in deadly embrace.
		In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command by Gen. Joseph E. Johnson.
		Only a small percentage were big battles like Gettysburg or Vicksburg; most were relatively small affairs, many of them forgotten today.
	nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_civilwar.html (3893 words)

	Famous Horses of Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The battle chargers of the general officers of the Confederate and Federal armies during the American Civil War, wrote their names upon the scrolls of history by their high grade of sagacity and faithfulness.
		He was wounded twice at the first battle of Bull Run; he was at the battle of Dranesville; he took part in two of the seven days' fighting around Richmond in the summer of 1862; at Groveton, August 29th, at the second battle of Bull Run; at South Mountain and at Antietam.
		In the last battle the gallant horse was left on the field as dead, but in the next Federal advance "Baldy" was discovered quietly grazing on the battle-ground, with a deep wound in his neck.
	members.tripod.com /cavanaughc/famous_horses_of_civil_war.htm (5023 words)

	Battle of Dranesville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Dranesville took place on December 20, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Maj.
		J.E.B. Stuart led a brigade-sized mixed force of cavalry, infantry, and artillery to protect a foraging expedition in the vicinity of Dranesville, Virginia.
		Battles for McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia of the American Civil War
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Dranesville (171 words)

	Cd table of contents - Soldier in Our Civil War - Abridged edition
		Battle of Charles River Road, Va., June 30, 1862.
		Battle of Belmont, Mo. An Officer of Grant's Army.
		Battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862.
	www.webbgarrison.com /contents.htm (507 words)

	Mike's Comment of the Week - THE BATTLE OF DRANESVILLE
		The Battle of Dranesville, while hardly even a footnote when compared to such horrific conflicts as Antietam, Gettysburg, or Spotsylvania, is worth remembering, as it puts into sharp relief the absurdity of this war, how a minor victory could energize the North, and how the Confederate commander thought that he had won, as well.
		One of the stories that got back to Union General George McCall, on 19 December, described the arrest of two Union loyalist citizens of the area, who were being taken to Richmond's Libby Prison.
		The importance of this battle was far greater for the North, since they could claim their first victory south of the Potomac, even if it was mostly an accidental conflict.
	www.gasdetection.com /MDS/archives/00000153.htm (678 words)

	Battles of the American Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Chustenahlah December 26 - Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
		Battle of Shepherdstown (September 19 – September 20) - Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
		Battle of Waynesboro March 2 - Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battles_of_the_American_Civil_War (4998 words)

	Battle of Ball's Bluff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Ball's Bluff, also known as the Battle of Harrison’s Landing or the Battle of Leesburg, took place on October 21, 1861, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of Major General George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
		It was the second largest battle of the Eastern Theater in 1861.
		This Union rout was relatively minor in comparison to the battles to come in the war, but it had an enormous impact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Ball's_Bluff (877 words)

	Cooper's Original Battery B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Several attempts of the rebels to form a line of battle in front of these batteries, with the manifest intention of capturing Battery B, were unsuccessful, a concentrated fire of artillery, assisted by the infantry, cutting them down as fast as they could form.
		On the 1st of September, while the battle of Chantilly was in progress, it was placed in position on the right of the road leading to Washington, ready to be called into action.
		At the battle of Gettysburg, Battery B was in position on the first of July, near the seminary, but was driven back through town.
	www.batteryb1stpa.org /orginal.htm (3319 words)

	We Fought at Gettysburg
		This trespass upon the enemy's territory brought on the battle of Dranesville.
		In the progress of the ascent, when the battle was raging hottest and the victory was still doubtful, Corporal Koons, (afterwards killed at Fredericksburg,) who was possessed of great powers of mimicry, crowed lustily, like a cock uttering the note of triumph.
		After the battle the regiment went into camp, near Sharpsburg, in a condition of general destitution blanketless, shoeless, moneyless, and in tattered uniforms.
	www.gettysburgguide.com /ge03802.html (3209 words)

	History
		Following the action at Dranesville, the Sumter battery was assigned to the Reserve Artillery and went into winter quarters in the area of Culpeper, Virginia.
		The battalion fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862 with Lane still on Taylor's Hill, Patterson and 2 guns of Ross in a redoubt behind the juncture of Law's and Benning's Brigades of Hood's Division, and Ross' four other guns sharing the large redoubt in support of Longstreet's Corps..
		At the Battle of Gettysburg, the Sumter Battalion was held in reserve on July 1.
	www.sumterartillery.com /History.htm (3457 words)

	Battle Summary: Dranesville, VA
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		J.E.B. Stuart led a brigade-sized mixed force of cavalry, infantry, and artillery to protect a foraging expedition in the vicinity of Dranesville.
		Stuart withdrew in the mid-afternoon after ensuring that his wagons were safely in the rear.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va007.htm (115 words)

	PA Civil War Soldiers - 32nd Regimental History - Free Pennsylvania Genealogy
		In this battle the Third supported Kern's Battery, and at dark was hotly engaged, relieving the exhausted troops in front whose ammunition was spent, and dealing destruction upon the confused and now broken masses of the enemy.
		While moving thus, eight companies of the Third were deployed as skirmishers, and soon the enemy opened with shot and shell, to which Cooper briskly replied, and a severe contact commenced with the infantry, in which the enemy was driven back, and the Reserves occupied the ground that night which they had won.
		The field on which the battle was to be fought, consisted of a plateau extending from the bluffs of the river to a range of heavily wooded heights, commencing on the Rappahannock above Fredericksburg, and extending to the valley of Massaponax, a distance of four or five miles, its greatest width being two miles.
	www.pacivilwar.com /cwpa32history.html (3943 words)

	Full Index to Illustrations, The Soldier in Our Civil War Volume I
		Battle of Pittsburg Landing, 254, 263, 264, 265, 266-267, 268, 269, 270,
		Battle of Wilson's Creek, or Oak Hill, near Springfield, Mo....
		Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Gordon and Crawford driving the Confederates out of the woods, 364; Captain Knapp's Battery engaging the Confederates, 365; Shelling of the Federal position at...........
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	Joni Crane link (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An interview with the Anchor family and a study of Anchor family history helped her to reasonably presume their were soldiers' graves in a certain area of the property.
		Her research had shown that wounded Union soldiers from the Second Battle of Dranesville (The Battle of Anchor's Shop) and The Battle of Miskell's Farm (the raid on Confederate Col. Mosby) were taken to the Anchor home for care, and those who died were buried in the yard of the home.
		With help from Wynn Saffer and The National Archives, she was able to confirm the names of "unaccounted for dead" from the Dranesville skirmish, and the names of all sixteen soldiers are now known.
	members.aol.com /StoryRoot/joni_crane_link.html (516 words)

	The Hardest Part of the Battle is the Getting into It - Andrew Porter Morrison
		Reserves, Andrew participated at the Battle of Dranesville in 1861 and received commendation from his superiors for his actions.
		During the Maryland Campaign he was wounded in the groin at the battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862.
		(Following the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Reserves had been sent to Washington DC in order to rest and recruit.) When the Army of Northern Virginia moved north in June 1863, the first and third brigades of the Reserves were returned to the Army of the Potomac as part of the 5th Corps on June 24.
	www.9thprvc.com /bios/andrew_porter_morrison.htm (1444 words)

	Action at Dranesville, Virginia site photos
		Dranesville, Virginia is located in far western Fairfax County at the junction of Virginia Routes 7 and 228, about a mile from the battleground.
		The only surviving structure from 1861 is the historic Dranesville Tavern.
		Built 1820, it was moved to its current location as part of a road widening project along Virginia 228 (Dranesville Road).
	www.civilwaralbum.com /misc/dranesville1.htm (265 words)

	New forces wipe out Civil War memories - The Washington Times: Washington Weekend - April 07, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There were other, smaller battles besides Chantilly, including the disastrous Union defeat at Ball's Bluff along the Potomac River near Leesburg — where a 223-acre regional park commemorates the Oct. 21, 1861, fight — and the Dec. 20, 1861, battle at Dranesville, the Union's first victory on Southern soil.
		A 4.6-acre park is all that remains of the small but significant battle on Sept. 1, 1862, in which two Union generals lost their lives while trying to keep Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from cutting off the Union retreat after the Battle of Second Manassas.
		After the Battle of Second Manassas and the Battle of Chantilly, Union and Confederate wounded were brought to the church to be cared for by Clara Barton, who later founded the American Red Cross.
	washingtontimes.com /weekend/20050406-105431-5030r.htm (3464 words)

	Observer Online \| Civil War Buff Plans New Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The altercation at the Battle of Dranesville took place when Confederate General JEB Stuart was looking to fill 400 wagons with food for his troops in the Dranesville farm area.
		He also has a passion for family history, which is evident from a dozen fl and white photographs of family lineage that hang on a wall leading to the basement.
		Although Rau joked that there was no logical way of linking the battle with the building of the church, he hopes to share the tiny bit of significance associated with the plot of land.
	www.observernews.com /stories/current/news/102105/civilwar.shtml (703 words)

	Brig. Gen. George A. McCall's Official Report (OR) For The Battle Of Dranesville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The rout of the enemy was complete; but as I did not consider it justifiable to bivouac at Dranesville when my ammunition was much exhausted and the enemy might easily throw 10,000 or 20,000 men between me and my camp during the night, I ordered every arrangement to be promptly made for the return march.
		The want of ambulances was felt on this occasion, and I would respectfully suggest that a few more be ordered to each regiment of my division, as I was unable for want of transport to bring from the field all the wounded prisoners taken in the affair.
		Those left I had placed in comfortable quarters in Dranesville, where they can be well attended to, but owing to this deficiency of transportation for the wounded I was compelled to leave in the hands of the enemy some of my prisoners.
	www.civilwarhome.com /mccalldranesvilleor.htm (1772 words)

	6TH RESERVES DED OF MONUMENT
		The memories of the knapsack and other drills you underwent, and especially of the battle of Dranesville, where you received your baptism of fire, no doubt clings to you with greater tenacity than even the mud of Pierpoint.
		At Dranesville, Va., December 20, 1861, Captain Ent, commander of a company in the Sixth Regiment, fired the first shot, his company acting as skirmishers.
		Falling back with the army to Washington they marched through Maryland to South Mountain, and in that battle was on the extreme right of the army, and was attached to the First Corps; at this battle and Antietam the regiment met with severe loss, especially in officers.
	www.pabucktail.com /Reference/PA@Gburg/Pgs235-241.htm (2690 words)

	44th PA Volunteers
		On the 8th, the command participated in the battle of Cross Keys, but being, in reserve was but slightly engaged.
		At a crisis in the battle, this battery was in imminent peril..
		The third battalion, commanded by Colonel Barrows, after the battle had opened, was withdrawn from the skirmish line, and stationed in rear of the centre.
	bellefonte.topcities.com /military/44th/index.html (2251 words)

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