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 →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Symposium | Tagged 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium, Battle of Dranesville, battlefield guides, Civil War Trails, make me a map llc, Ryan Quint | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Armies, Battles | 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 | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Cavalry, Civilian | 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 | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Battle of Dranesville

Mapping the Dranesville Battlefield

Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 5

Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 1

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