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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCC_springfield-station_Springfield-VA.html
The first Springfield Station was located on the south side of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad near this location. Built after 1851, when the railroad was completed to Henry Daingerfield's "Springfield Farm," the station was the site of a Civil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC7_brother-against-brother_Front-Royal-VA.html
The First Maryland Regiment, U.S.A., was part of the force holding this town when it was attacked by Stonewall Jackson, May 23, 1862. With Jackson was the First Maryland Regiment, C.S.A. The two regiments were arrayed against each other.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC6_haymarket-during-the-civil-war_Haymarket-VA.html
On June 25, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and about 5,000 of his cavalrymen approachedHaymarket. They acted on orders from commanding Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was on the western side of the Bull Run Mountains marching north to invade Marylan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC5_upperville_Upperville-VA.html
This site, known during the war as Vineyard Hill, commands a clear view of the road, stone walls, and fields in front of you where 10,000 cavalry and infantry clashed in the Battle of Upperville on June 21, 1863. It was the fifth day of attack and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC3_attack-at-goose-creek-bridge_Middleburg-VA.html
Leapfrogging westward in a delaying action against advancing Union cavalry June 21, 1863, the rear guard of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, commanded by Gen. Wade Hampton, took up a strong position on the steep ridge just behind you. From there tw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC2_middleburg_Middleburg-VA.html
During the Gettysburg Campaign in June 1863, Middleburg was the scene of major cavalry operations. On June 17, 1863, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's small force, charged with screening Gen. Robert E. Lee's infantry moving north and west of the Blue Ridge Mou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1_battle-of-aldie_Aldie-VA.html
(East Side of Marker)Facing the Confederate Position.On the afternoon of June 17, 1863, cavalry from the Army of the Potomac under General Alfred Pleasonton and the Army of Northern Virginia under General JEB Stuart battled each other in 94-degree…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBY_leesburg_Leesburg-VA.html
"Leesburg! Paradise of the youthful warrior! Land of excellent edibles and beautiful maidens!" — so wrote a Confederate artilleryman in late 1861. A year later, a northern correspondent found Leesburg a weary town full of battle-scarred buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBX_guilford-signal-station_Sterling-VA.html
During the Civil War, signal stations served as early warning posts, observation points, and communication centers. On June 19, 1863, 10,000-15,000 Union troops commanded by Gen. John Fullerton Reynolds, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, marched along…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBW_battle-of-front-royal_Front-Royal-VA.html
May 23, 1862, General Jackson surprised General Banks' forces in and around Front Royal, capturing many prisoners and army supplies and forcing Banks to flee in disorder out of the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland. This was the first move in Jackso…