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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPS_fairfax-nike-missile-site_Fairfax-VA.html
During the Cold War a ring of Nike anti-aircraft missile sites defended the nation's capital, reminiscent of the perimeter of forts that protected it during the Civil War. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHB_luther-p-jackson-high-school_Fairfax-VA.html
Luther P. Jackson High School, opened in 1954, was the first and only high school in Fairfax County created to serve the African-American community. The school was named after Luther Porter Jackson, a prominent historian, educator and founder of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3C_the-battle-of-ox-hill_Fairfax-VA.html
The Battle of Ox Hill (or Chantilly) was fought here, in rain and storm, on September 1, 1862. It was a bloody aftermath following the Second Battle of Manassas (August 28-30) where the Union Army under Gen. John Pope was defeated and driven acros…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32_battle-of-ox-hill-chantilly_Fairfax-VA.html
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's wing of the Army of Northern Virginia reached here 1 Sept. 1862. Jackson's march from the battlefield of Second Manassas turned the position of Maj. Gen. John Pope's army at Centreville and threatened the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25_maryland-antietam-sharpsburg-campaign_Fairfax-VA.html
Following the Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) on 1 Sept. 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee pondered his options and strategy. Encouraged by Confederate victories and Federal disorganization, Lee acted quickly to continue the offensive. On 3 Sept., Lee's Army…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y_battle-of-chantilly-ox-hill_Fairfax-VA.html
On September 1, 1862, Confederate forces under the command of Major General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson moved across and to the southwestern edge of this site to engage Union forces determined to prevent a glancing movement on demoralized Union …
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