Tag Archives: Battle of Dranesville

Mapping the Dranesville Battlefield

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Edward S. Alexander

Ryan Quint’s symposium talk on the battle of Dranesville is now available through C-Span. This topic is one of the reasons I wanted to make modern maps for each presentation. My day job occasionally has me working along the Leesburg … Continue reading →

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Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 5

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Ryan Quint

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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Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 1

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Ryan Quint

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 →

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