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Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 5
Part 5 in a series. It was Brig. Gen. Edward Ord’s turn. In the past three weeks, a brigade of Pennsylvania Reserves had marched out of Camp Pierpont towards Dranesville, gathered wagonloads of supplies, and marched back. On Dec. 3, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 10th Alabama, 11th Virginia, 1st Kentucky, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, 6th South Carolina, A.S. Cutts, Angelo Crapsey, Army of the Potomac, Ball's Bluff, Battle of Dranesville, Camp Pierpont, Centreville, Difficult Run, Dranesville, Edward O. C. Ord, Frying Pan Meeting House, George Dean, George McCall, George Meade, Hezekiah Easton, JEB Stuart, John Bratton, John Gunnell, John Reynolds, Lowe's Island, manassas, pennsylvania reserves, Pennsylvania Rifles (Bucktails), Philip H. Franklin, Samuel Garland, Sumter Light Artillery, Thomas J. Spencer, Thornton House
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Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 1
The 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry rode into Dranesville just past 5 a.m. on November 27, 1861, two hours before sunrise. Having left their camps not far from Langley, Virginia the previous night, the Pennsylvanians split up and swept into the … Continue reading →
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Cavalry, Civilian
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Tagged 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Baltimore & Ohio Canal, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Battle of Dranesville, Charles W. Coleman, Coleman's Ordinary, Dranesville, Edward Braddock, Fairfax County, Farrs, Fort Sumter, Frying Pan Meeting House, Georgetown Pike, Gunnell, Hampshire & Loudoun Railroad, John Bell, John T. Day, Leesburg, Leesburg Pike, Liberty Church, Lincoln, Ratcliffes, Richard Coleman, Robert G. Coleman, Virginia secession, Washington Drane, William B. Day
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