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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 →

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 3

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Part three in a series. Part One is here, and Part Two is here. War had come, and the people of Herkimer County, New York answered. Located towards the center of the state, the New Yorkers soon heard of Lincoln’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles | Tagged 34th New York Infantry, Battle of Ball's Bluff, Charles P. Stone, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Christian Zugg, Cyrus Kellogg, Dranesville, Dranesville Home Guard, Fairfax Court House, Herkimer County, Lowe's Island, Maryland, McCarthy Lowe, New York, Oliver Darling, Robert Gracey, Seneca Mills, Stephen Farr, Wells Sponable, William Day, William LaDue | 1 Comment

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Dranesville: A Troubled Town, Part 5

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