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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14L_little-fork-church_Rixeyville-VA.html
One-half mile east stands Little Fork Espiscopal Church, begun 1753, destroyed by fire in 1773. Present structure completed in 1776.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11O_battle-of-brandy-station_Brandy-Station-VA.html
Here on 9 June 1863, the largest cavalry battle in North America occurred when 9,500 troopers fought 8,000 cavalrymen under Union Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton. This daylong battle, the opening engagement of the Gettysburg campaign, erupted when th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10I_francis-hume_Remington-VA.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTL_battle-of-kellys-ford_Remington-VA.html
At dawn on 17 March 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell led 2,100 Union cavalrymen across the Rappahannock River at Kelly's Ford. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee with about 1,000 Confederate horsemen counterattacked northwest of here about noon. Noted Con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSU_the-battle-of-brandy-station_Remington-VA.html
Civil War cavalry battles could be huge, shifting, sprawling engagements, spread across miles of countryside. For instance, the Battle of Brandy Station, named for a railroad town eight miles away, began at historic Kelly's Ford in front of you.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSK_fauquier-county-culpeper-county_Remington-VA.html
Fauquier CountyArea 686 Square MilesFormed in 1759 from Prince William, and named for Francis Fauquier, Governor of Virginia, 1758-1768. Chief Justice John Marshall was born in this County.
Culpeper CountyArea 384 Square MilesFormed in 1748 fro…