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1st Massachusetts Cavalry Monument at Aldie

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Daniel Davis

Last week, I had an opportunity to stop at the Aldie battlefield in Loudoun County, Virginia. Fought on June 17, 1863, it was the first of three clashes in the Loudoun Valley as Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton … Continue reading →

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